"Surutto QRtto Kurutto", a service that allows passengers to board trains by holding QR code over the ticket gate, starts at Hanshin Osaka Umeda Station in Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on June 17, 2024. This is a service that allows people from Japan and abroad to purchase QR code ticket on their smartphones and then use the transport services without tickets. When the service first launches, it is available on Osaka Metro, Osaka City Bus, Kintetsu Railway, Keihan Electric Railway, Nankai Electric Railway, Hankyu Railway, and Hanshin Electric Railway.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )