Just when I thought the Japanese don’t care much about the dangers of smoking, they invent something like this:
According to The Raw Feed, a Japan based vending machine company and Fujitaka Company have combined to create a cigarette vending machine that uses a face recognition software to prevent underage smoking.
Technically, you can’t smoke in Japan if you’re under 20. So, if this machines thinks you look younger than 20, it will ask for a driver’s liscense or an ID. It then scans the photo in the ID to confirm that it is that person before he/she is allowed to buy cigarettes.
That sure is a lot of trouble for just buying a pack of cigarettes. People shouldn’t start smoking so as not to have to worry about quitting later on… xD LOL!
