Already adopted as a biometric replacement to four-digit PINs for bank ATMs, palm-vein security moves to library sevices A library near Tokyo is set to become the first in Japan to employ palm-vein ...

In order to combat what must be an identity theft crime wave of epic proportions, a Tokyo library opening next October will eschew the traditional plastic card in favor of a biometric vein reader, for ...

Jubilee REACH broke ground this week on a new Japanese library on their campus. “This miracle never would have happened at any place other than Jubilee REACH. What a wonderful moment for us!” said one ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) LIBRARY-GOER, ERIKO ISOZAKI, SAYING:"I'm not sure how effective this is, but I think it's better than nothing. And it's fun. My child seems to enjoy watching the machine." The ...

Ancient manuscripts in the Vatican library penned from East Asia to the Pre-Colombian Americas will be digitized by a Japanese company as part of a global project to make the collection available for ...