Osaka to trial face biometric ticketing for travelers in wheelchairs
Osaka Metro announced it will experiment with face biometric ticketing verification for passengers using wheelchairs at Nagai Station. Panasonic‘s biometric…
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Turkey, Japan pilot digital currency with national ID, Idemia cards
The Turkish government is planning the deployment of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure to be integrated with the…
Japan to integrate health insurance cards into My Number digital ID in digitization push
The Japanese government has unveiled plans to discontinue its current health insurance card system and integrate its functionalities within the…
Cybernetech developing AI system to find kids left in vehicles
Japanese firm Cybernetech is among the tech providers in the country working to develop and launch artificial intelligence-based biometric systems…
Paravision brings in biometrics veteran Stephen Meltz in Asia Pacific market pursuit
Paravision has announced its expansion in the Asia Pacific with biometrics and security expert Stephen Meltz handed the task of…
Brunei gets facial recognition system from NEC to improve security
Authorities in Brunei have received facial recognition technology from NEC as part of efforts by the Department of Internal Security…
Panasonic deploys contactless biometrics, AR to speed up digital transformation in Japan
Panasonic has unveiled a number of new projects using cutting-edge technologies, including biometrics, to speed up the process of digital…
Japanese city tests face biometric payment solution that works with health masks
A contactless biometric payment system that works with health masks has been deployed as part of a pilot project in…
SAFR executive shares company’s biometrics progress in Japan
SAFR is growing steadily in Japan, having deployed its biometric technology at several Japanese construction sites last December. In an…
Japan takes a good, very long look at its options in China biometrics puzzle
Japan could join the United States and the European Union in restricting biometric surveillance technology to some autocratic governments, not…
