Friday 31 July 2009

QR codes were first used in Japan in August 2002

"We are often asked: when did qr-codes for mobile phones start in Japan?
Here is the answer: the first mobile phone with qr-code reader was the J-SH09 produced by SHARP for Japan's J-Phone mobile operator (today's Softbank) and came on sale in August 2002 - seven years ago."
Source: EuroTechnology Japan blog, 29th July 2009

2 comments:

PlumRie said...

thanks for the info. i was going crazy just trying to look for when the qr phone was first used. thanks so much again

Eurotechnology-Japan said...

thank you for mentioning our work with qr codes in Japan.

We have rebuilt our website, and the link you mention as changed. The new link is:
http://www.eurotechnology.com/2009/07/29/when-did-qr-codes-start-in-japan-in-august-2002/

We also have a report: "QR code for mobile phones and 105 applications" which you can find here:
http://www.eurotechnology.com/store/qr/

Gerhard - from Tokyo