However, from the JR-Kyushu side, the president, Susumu ISHIHARA, has expressed his will to realize the reciprocal usage with ICOCA in a press conference (because JR Kyushu's lines have connections with the usable area of ICOCA through Tokaido Shinkansen and Sanyo Shinkansen).
ただし、JR九州側は石原進社長が記者会見で相互利用実現への意欲を見せている（東海道・山陽新幹線を介して利用エリアとの接続があるため）。