
Business Oct 18, 2020
Japan-invented QR code wins award for global impact in electronics
The QR code, which has the ability to carry around 200 times more information than barcodes, was first developed in 1994 for inventory management.
Japan-invented QR code wins award for global impact in electronics
The QR code, which has the ability to carry around 200 times more information than barcodes, was first developed in 1994 for inventory management.
Okinawa monorail system to experiment with ticket gate Alipay payments for Chinese
An Okinawa monorail firm said Thursday it will experiment with accepting fare payments made by Alipay, a QR code-based platform run by China's Alibaba Group, at its gates to improve convenience for Chinese tourists. The test will start at Okinawa Urban Monorail Inc.'s Yui Rail ...
Fed up with giving directions, Kyoto police to point tourists to QR codes
Police in the city of Kyoto are offloading the duty of giving directions, putting up posters with QR codes for tourist sites at koban (police boxes). Kyoto Prefectural Police is the first police force to do so, because officers are routinely harried by non-Japanese asking ...
Yamanashi Prefecture harnesses the power of QR codes to help distribute potentially lifesaving info to mountain hikers.
App unlocks augmented reality embedded in images
Dentsu leapfrogs past QR codes with an image recognition app that makes use of augmented reality on mobile phones.
QR code breaking out of the box
Companies and municipalities are still finding new ways to unlock the potential of QR codes in Japan.