Secure and precise personal identification is essential for the continuation of socioeconomic activities under a pandemic. This study will carry out historical analysis of policy discussions and public discourses over the spread of personal identification technologies, with a case study of ID photographs in twentieth-century Japan. Through the examination of its emergence, public responses, and format standardization, the project aims to better understand the background of its social acceptance and its relationship with privacy concerns. The research findings will contribute to a better implementation of pandemic response measures relating to personal identification in the future.

Takahiro Yamamoto

In collaboration with: JSTA PRESTO