Japanese Restaurants Use Digital Tech To Show Infection Risk
Japanese electronics makers including Hitachi are using digital technology to let customers know when coronavirus infection risks at restaurants are low.
Hitachi has jointly developed a service with a Tokyo-based building management company. They started the operation on Wednesday at an eatery in Tokyo.
Sensors detect levels of carbon dioxide, sound and smartphone radio waves.
People can check the data online to find out whether the restaurant is crowded, as well as see the humidity and noise levels. The carbon dioxide concentration is categorized as either optimal, some ventilation required or ventilation necessary.
Hane Shingo of Hitachi said the aim is to help restaurants that are suffering especially hard from declining numbers of customers.
The facility operator said it wants to make customers feel at ease by informing them when it is safer to come to the restaurant.