Apple's next iPhones could support tap-to-pay for Japan's trains

Next generation iPhone owners in Japan may soon be able to use their smartphones to pay for train, subways, and bus rides. Bloomberg reports that Apple is planning to add FeliCa technology — the wireless standard used by Japan's mass transit systems to accept payments —  to its next iPhone, allowing users to store virtual pay-as-you-go passes in their Wallet app, and touch their phone to station barriers to travel.
The Sony-developed FeliCa chip is used primarily in Japan,