DoCoMo Sentsu will develop a 2D-barcode system for tracking fish meat.

In a pilot test will take place this September in the Japanese island of Hokkaido. fishermen will upload data including their names, location of catch, etc. via a satellite communication link. When fish are unloaded from fishing boats at ports, they are put in a box and a 2D barcode (QR code), encoding the information, is pasted on the box.

Fish dishes arrive on customers’ plates together with the 2D barcode so that they can check the encoded information.

From RFID in Japan.

In Japan again, the Bank of Nagoya plans to introduce a RFID-based document management system developed by NEC .

The system will use antennas attached to bookshelves and filing cabinets that communicate data from RFID tags embedded in documents to a software system that offers real-time document tracking.

Used in combination with other security ssystems, it would ensure a comprehensive and detailed document protection.

When combined with employee identification systems using cards or fingerprint sensors or tags, the RFID system could help enable real-time recording of which employees are removing or replacing which documents, whether authorised or not, from a filing cabinet or room.

From RFID Buzz Computer Weekly.