Japan Post to consider introducing 7-digit alphanumeric address recognition for deliveries to Rakuten Group and other companies...
The top story in the May 26th Nikkei Shimbun is "Japan Post to use 7-digit alphanumeric address identification; Rakuten Group and others considering implementation for delivery," but experts are already raising concerns. Professor Ichiro Sato of the National Institute of Informatics and Naoki Asakawa, editorial writer for Nikkei BP, are among those who commented on NIKKEI THINK. Their points are all valid. Of course, there are also various advantages... The issue of digitizing postal addresses is something I've been thinking about for a while...