On August 26, JR East announced that it will end sales of its current Suica cards featuring the “Suica Penguin” design once stocks at each point of sale are depleted. They will subsequently be replaced with plain Suica cards without a character design.
The Suica Penguin has served as Suica’s mascot character since 2001. Having been beloved for around 15 years, it will retire at the end of fiscal year 2026, passing the baton to a new mascot character.
The Suica card design displayed in Apple Wallet will also be temporarily changed to a plain design. After the Suica Penguin’s retirement, a new mascot character is scheduled to appear on Mobile Suica and other services.
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