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.
Business Jun 21, 2018
Okinawa monorail system to experiment with ticket gate Alipay payments for Chinese
by Kantaro Komiya
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 ...
National Sep 29, 2016
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 ...
Business | Japan Pulse Jul 5, 2011
by Sandra Barron
Yamanashi Prefecture harnesses the power of QR codes to help distribute potentially lifesaving info to mountain hikers.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Oct 26, 2010
App unlocks augmented reality embedded in images
by Sandra Barron
Dentsu leapfrogs past QR codes with an image recognition app that makes use of augmented reality on mobile phones.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Feb 12, 2010
QR code breaking out of the box
by Felicity Hughes
Companies and municipalities are still finding new ways to unlock the potential of QR codes in Japan.