[1]Google Pay bellyflops in Japan:

     That didn't take long. No sooner had Google Pay landed in Japan when
     Android users without JP carrier locked Osaifu-Keitai phones noticed
     they weren't invited to the FeliCa party and lost their shit. Then
     local Japanese tech journalists filed reviews and they were not
     kind: "zannen" which means "too bad" as in "too bad Google Pay is a
     weak imitation of a real FeliCa Osaifu-Keitai that any user could
     add and use on any Android phone." Too bad it's not a Global FeliCa
     iPhone.

     I called it a few weeks ago:

     If and when Google Pay Suica arrives it will likely be on
     Osaifu-Keitai /Mobile FeliCa enabled locked Android devices from
     Japanese carriers. Global FeliCa iPhone-like out-of-the-box Mobile
     Suica on 'global FeliCa' Android devices from anywhere looks to be a
     long way off.

     FeliCa Dude called it earlier: "Android Pay is smoke and mirrors"

     Google Pay Japan is smoke and mirrors.

   (Via atadistance.com)

   Not that my US-purchased Google Nexus 6P would have been included in
   this due to age if not build, but I would have liked a truly viable
   option to the Apple Pay & Suica combo. I'm not looking to switch but
   competition could be good for innovation.
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   My original entry is here: [2]Google Pay Japan is smoke and mirrors. It
   posted Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:40:30 +0000.
   Filed under: Japan, tech,

References

   1. https://atadistance.net/2018/05/28/google-pay-bellyflops-in-japan/
   2. https://www.prjorgensen.com/?p=1181