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East Japan Railway says it will discontinue its magnetic train tickets starting next spring. It plans to replace them with tickets that display QR codes.

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Tuesday it will discontinue magnetic short-distance tickets sold at all stations on its conventional lines and replace them with QR code tickets in spring 2027 ...