Japan will test a system this summer at 300 souvenir shops ,restaurants, hotels and other businesses that will allow foreign tourists to verify their identities and buy things using only their fingerprints. Inbound tourists can register their fingerprints and other info like credit card information, at airports and elsewhere to take part.
Japan is hoping to have this system in place nationwide by the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Photo of Torri Gate, Mijajima, Japan by Kingtikitaki/TravelGumbo
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