Here is a glance of the felica services available in Japan. i-mode FeliCa is a new service made possible by the synergy of two platform technologies: NTT DoCoMo's mobile Internet service, i-mode, and Sony's contactless IC chip technology, FeliCa. FeliCa enables a handset becomes a mobile tool for convenient new uses, serving as e-money, credit card, ticket, or even house or office key.

Top up value in the Felica Mobile Phone at ATM machine

In the i-mode FeliCa handset, an IC chip featuring FeliCa technology is integrated with an internal antenna. This IC chip operates by detecting weak electronic signals emitted by a reader/writer (external device), and can even function when the handset is turned off.

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