Category: Metaverse

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 10, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Japan Metaverse Podcast Welfare

Disability News Japan Podcast: Tokyo’s Edogawa City Ward Office to Enter the ‘Metaverse’

In the “metaverse ward office,” local residents can use their avatars to move around inside a virtual municipal hall, which is designed like the real one, after accessing the virtual space from the ward’s website. The ward aspires to make the service fully available to all residents, covering all of its departments by fiscal 2028.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 8, 2023 1
Disability Japan Metaverse Technology Welfare

Tokyo ward tests ‘metaverse’ office for disabled, seeks full support by FY 2028

In the “metaverse ward office,” local residents can use their avatars to move around inside a virtual municipal hall, which is designed like the real one, after accessing the virtual space from the ward’s website. The ward aspires to make the service fully available to all residents, covering all of its departments by fiscal 2028.