RFID in Japan

As of February 1, 2006, more than 26 million RFID-based electronic money cards (Edy and Suica) were issued in Japan. The number of stores that accept Edy or Suica is now over 30,000.

	Edy	Suica
Issuer	bitWallet	JR East
Num of Cards	15.4 million	10.9 million
Usable stores	27,000	4,000

(as of feb 1, 2006. There are Suica cards that do not have electronic money functionality - they are not included in the above number)

via Nikkei Shimbun, February 27, 2006 (in Japanese)

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