• zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    7 months ago

    Chip shortages in Japan meant I couldn't get my hands on a fucking train pass.

    Americans think they have the market cornered. They're just eating their own seed corn. The Future is China. PRC-emblem

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      7 months ago

      The IC card chip shortages have been going on for almost a year now. I wonder what kind of logistical or production issues are causing this.

    • emizeko [they/them]
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      7 months ago

      oh shit is that why they aren't selling new Suica cards... I was wondering why they weren't available

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        7 months ago

        Or Passmo. I still fucking had my Passmo cards sitting on my shelf at home and would have brought them if I'd even realized there was a shortage.

        Instead, I ended up running around looking for an atm so I could buy physical tickets like a fucking tourist (which I was, but still!!!)