TOKYO — U.S. troops and other commuters in Japan will soon be able to purchase unregistered Suica and Pasmo smart cards again, following a nearly two-year pause due to a global semiconductor shortage.

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Japan will have a cryptocurrency-backed credit card after Slash Vision Labs finalized a deal with a Japanese credit card issuer. Slash is also active in bringing Japanese intellectual property into ...