Japan to Pair Face Recognition with Mask and Temperature Detection During Tokyo Olympics
Kyodo News is reporting that Japanese officials are indeed planning to use facial recognition to monitor the spread of COVID-19 during next year’s Tokyo…
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NEC and Vista Launch Joint Venture to Drive Digital Transformation in Japan
The NEC Corporation has teamed up with Vista Equity Partners to promote digital transformation in Japan. To that end, the two companies have launched a new…
Japan to Use Biometrics to Track COVID-19 During Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese government is planning to use facial recognition to support contact tracing initiatives and slow the spread of COVID-19 at large events. That…
IDEMIA Installs Biometric Scanners at New Local Office in Tokyo
IDEMIA is raising its Japanese profile with the opening of a new local head office in Tokyo. The office is located in the Ebisu district in south Shibuya, and…
VeriTrans, NEC Partner to Provide Facial Recognition Tech for 7-Eleven Japan Cashless Payment Trial
Payment service provider Veritrans Inc. and multinational information technology and electronics company NEC Corporation have announced a partnership to…
Japan Display Partners with University of Tokyo on Ultra-thin Biometric Sensor
Japan Display Inc. (JDI) and the Univeristy of Tokyo’s School of Engineering have partnered to produce what is being called the world’s first ultra-thin…
Osaka Subway Operator Trials Biometric eGates
“Osaka Metro officials’ goal is to bring these biometric eGates to all train stations by 2024, in time for the 2025 World Expo, which is slated to take place…
Japanese Bank Begins Deployment of Biometric ATMs Featuring NEC Tech
“… Seven Bank has revealed that it has been working with facial recognition specialist NEC to develop these new ATMs, and that it will begin to replace current…
Japanese Immigration Authority Orders More Biometric eGates from Panasonic
“While the initial trials of Panasonic’s biometric eGates were aimed at Japanese citizens, the company says that 123 of the 203 units that will be in operation…
Japanese Authorities Announce Biometric Airport Scanning for Departing Visitors
“The system will be used only for foreign visitors staying in Japan for up to three months; other face-scanning eGates have been in place for Japanese…