Major Japanese train operator East Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday it plans to introduce new ticket gates within the next decade, enabling users of its Suica electronic money app to ride trains without scanning their smartphones at the gates.The new system will use the app's location data to determine customers' boarding sections, but the company has yet to decide how fares will be collected, a spokesman said.Customers currently need to tap their smartphones or, if not using the app, physical Suica IC cards on the ticket gate sensors."We will make (our Suica app) the basis for customers' liv…READ FULL ARTICLE
