I am also lucky, I got a Suica in 2017 and I used it ever since in every trip to Japan! It seems to last quite a while.
Maybe I should get an electronic Suica on my iPhone just in case though.
After looking around Nagoya's Manaca websites [0] they don't seem to talk about any suspension of card distribution.
JR West ICOCA also seems like is business as usual [1].
Still, it is quite surprising to see an early 00s piece of technology which does not use really advanced chips to have production shortages.
Maybe I should get an electronic Suica on my iPhone just in case though.
After looking around Nagoya's Manaca websites [0] they don't seem to talk about any suspension of card distribution. JR West ICOCA also seems like is business as usual [1].
Still, it is quite surprising to see an early 00s piece of technology which does not use really advanced chips to have production shortages.
[0] https://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/jp/pc/topics/index.html?cat...
[1] https://www.jr-odekake.net/icoca/