TOKYO -- A small project was launched on Jan. 15 in a shopping area around the Shin-Koshigaya station north of Tokyo that aims to do away with the need to carry a credit card or a smartphone for payment.
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Hitachi is stepping up its drive to become a provider of solutions, including a biometric identification system for consumers. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Kotaro Hosokawa)
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