{"id":138857,"date":"2021-02-18T13:27:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T04:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=138857&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-02-18T13:27:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T04:27:01","slug":"nishitetsu-partners-with-line-for-in-app-train-pass-purchases","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/nishitetsu-partners-with-line-for-in-app-train-pass-purchases\/","title":{"rendered":"Nishitetsu Partners with LINE for In-app Train Pass Purchases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) began a LINE-based service that allows customers to purchase train passes without lining up at counters. Users who friend with Nishitesu\u2019s official accounts (\u2018\u2ec4\u9244\u96fb\u8eca\u2019 or \u2018\u2ec4\u9244\u30d0\u30b9\u2019) can tap \u201cwait for my turn with LINE\u201d to receive a message when the counter is open for them. The system also offers discount coupons that can be used at nearby cafes and shops. Nishitetsu and LINE recently reached a comprehensive agreement to develop more digital services for Nisitetsu\u2019s transportation and commercial facilities. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20210215\/5010010920.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nishitetsu.co.jp\/release\/2020\/20_099.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nishitetsu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-138858\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_7034.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_7034.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_7034.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_7034.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_7034.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by Fukuoka Now<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Disclaimer<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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Users who friend with Nishitesu\u2019s official accounts&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":138858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-138857","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-technology","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/138857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}