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Medirom Decides to Double Installation of Authentication Device "Orb" to 200 Stores, in Collaboration with "World" Co-founded by Sam Altman and Alex Blania
TOKYO, Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Inc. (Headquarters: Min...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Medirom Decides to Double Installation of Authentication Device “Orb” to 200 Stores, in Collaboration with “World” Co-founded by Sam Altman and Alex Blania\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n TOKYO, Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kouji Eguchi; NASDAQ: MRM), a diversified healthcare company, has joined “World,” a “proof of human” protocol co-founded by Sam Altman and Tools for Humanity’s CEO, Alex Blania. MEDIROM plans to complete the deployment of the World ID proof of human authentication device Orb across 100 of its Re.Ra.Ku relaxation studios in Japan within this month, and to expand the deployment to 200 locations nationwide further. This expansion marks the largest installation of Orbs in Japan to date, providing greater access to this new social infrastructure that enables individuals to prove their unique humanness.\n \n\n Through the integration of healthcare and technology, MEDIROM is committed to driving the adoption of World ID in Japan.\n \n\n\n ■About World ID\n \n\n World ID is a global authentication technology that proves “humanness.”\n \n In recent years, with the rapid evolution of generative AI, we are entering a society where it is difficult to distinguish between humans and AI. Against this backdrop, World ID aims to provide “digital proof of human”.\n \n\n The Orb, an advanced camera, is used to verify humanness of individuals without identifying them.\n \n\n Once verification is complete, a verified World ID is issued and stored in World App, enabling its use across various compatible services.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n HP：\n \n\n https://world.org/\n \n\n\n\n\n ◼\n \n\n ︎About Re.Ra.Ku Group\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Re.Ra.Ku Group operates more than 300 relaxation studios nationwide, centered around Re.Ra.Ku. In addition to “Re.Ra.Ku,” which is located in commercial facilities and street-front stores, the group also operates five other brands: “Spa Re.Ra.Ku,” which is located in hot spring facilities; “Re.Ra.Ku PRO,” which operates a multi-purpose running station; “Bell Epoc,” which offers a wide range of services such as reflexology and aromatherapy body care, mainly in rural areas; and ȁ...