New town transit system first to use facial recognition in Japan

According to The Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s first facial authentication ticketing system for public transportation was introduced here, allowing commuters to simply scan their faces to use buses and trains, officials said.
The system was established on the Yamaman Yukarigaoka Line transit system and the Yamaman Community Bus network, which both serve the Yukarigaoka New Town urban development project in Sakura.
Yamaman Co., the Tokyo-based developer of the Yukarigaoka area, also operates the train line and the bus network.
Company officials said users must register their facial data and credit card information on a special-purpose website or elsewhere in advance. They can then board a train or a bus by having their face recognized by a tablet device installed at ticket gates.

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15320948