Yoichi Ochiai appeared on stage at Macnica event. Details about the digital human-type ID "Mirrored Body®" scheduled to be demonstrated at the Osaka/Kansai Expo Signature Pavilion "null²", which goes on pre-sale today, will be announced.

Macnica (headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter referred to as Macnica) held a conference called "Macnica Exponential Technology 2023​ ​(hereinafter referred to as MET2023)" on November​ ​29th, where the company welcomed Osaka-Kansai Expo Producer Ochiai Yoichi as a speaker in the session "Living in the Physical and Digital: My New Proof of My Identity." During the session, Ochiai revealed the latest information on the Osaka-Kansai Expo Signature Pavilion "null²" (©Expo 2025), as well as the digital human-type ID platform "Mirrored ^Body®" that is planned to be demonstrated there, and for the first time information about the card-type hardware wallet that the company aims to offer at the Expo.

■About the 2025 Japan World Expo (Osaka/Kansai Expo) - Signature Pavilion: null²
As the latest information on the signature pavilion "null²" (©Expo 2025), we used video and VR to introduce the exterior of the pavilion, the video that can be experienced inside the building, and the space surrounded by infinity mirrors.

The concept of the pavilion, conceived under the theme of "improving life," is "two mirrors." The entire building is covered with a mirror membrane exterior that moves organically, and as it transforms, it becomes a sculpture that distorts the landscape, reflecting an unknown landscape as a physical mirror. The inside of the theater is a space surrounded by giant LED lights and mirrors, making it an unprecedented experience to encounter a digitized version of your own body, the ``Mirrored Body ^®.''

©Expo 2025/Image provided by: Sustainable Pavilion 2025

■About Mirrored Body® ~ Future social infrastructure realized by Mirrored ^Body®​
``Mirrored Body <sup>®</sup>'', which will be available for demonstration at the Signature Pavilion ``null²'', is a new digital human-type ID-based protocol. It is the world's only digital alter-ego, created by linking a 3D model created based on the data taken by yourself with an NFT on the blockchain that only you have control over, and it stores data related to yourself. It is also a mirror that allows us to grow closer to the real person.

Demo app production cooperation: Accel Co., Ltd., Metacrosys Co., Ltd.

After being demonstrated at the pavilion, Mirrored Body ^® will function as a digital ID that can be controlled by the individual. By using this as a new activity unit/body and freely moving back and forth between the physical and digital worlds, the time and space that people can experience will expand, and the possibilities of life will be greatly expanded.

■Hardware wallet that shows its true value when linked with Mirrored Body ^®​
Macnica chose a state-of-the-art card-shaped hardware wallet for next-generation security that protects access to Mirrored Body ^® from external attacks. We will begin sales with the release of Mirrored Body ^® and create future business value. Our partner Compsecure is a company with over 20 years of experience as a pioneer in the development of security solutions for premium payment cards and cryptocurrency and digital asset storage. The global hardware wallet market size is predicted to grow from US$320.5 million in 2022 to US$1,222.8 million in 2028 ^*1. In the future, in the web3 era, the latest technology that will definitely attract attention is this hardware wallet. In order to conveniently and safely realize a world where Mirrored Body ^® functions as an ID, Macnica aims to create a new information infrastructure that allows people to safely manage their own data using a hardware wallet. At the Expo, we are also aiming to sell a specially designed hardware wallet as a limited edition premium card.

*1 Source: Global Information Co., Ltd.

Video snippet from Composecure's Arculus Product Leader Tom D'Eletto​

■Challenge of Sustainable Pavilion 2025
Sustainable Pavilion 2025 will use this ID-based protocol “Mirrored Body ^®” as a blockchain-based DID (decentralized ID ) and hardware wallet, NFT and Verifiable Credentials that carry a verified "Mirrored Body ^®", and verification of the management of "Mirrored Body ^®" data linked to DID/VCs/NFT with decentralized access control VWBL (Vuable) intend to do something.
By having many pavilion visitors experience this demonstration, we aim to expand the number of users in the short term, and we will jointly create service provision that utilizes "Mirrored Body ^®" with business partners (service providers) from various industries. That's what I'm aiming for.

Mr. Ochiai's comment, ``Last but not least, we are looking for sponsor partners!'' caused laughter and the 45-minute session ended in an enthusiastic atmosphere.

Macnica Representative Director and President Hara (left) and Yoichi Ochiai (right)

■This session will be streamed online for free for a limited time from Friday, December 1st to Friday, December 8th, 2023. Please take a look.
Please see the page below for details on how to watch.
https://met2023.macnica.co.jp/

■For more information about Mirrored Body ^® and the business content of Sustainable Pavilion 2025, please visit the corporate website.
https://sp-2025.com/

■About Macnica Exponential Technology (MET) 2023
Nowadays, many technologies are evolving exponentially and becoming more familiar to us, such as with the spread of generative AI.In order to utilize technology to solve social issues, we need to break down organizational boundaries. What is needed is a partnership that transcends boundaries, or in other words, ``co-creation.'' This year, with the theme of "value co-creation," we will discuss how we can create value for society through the use of exponential technology and "co-creation," with guests who are leading experts in various fields. I will unravel it from this perspective.

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*The information published in the news release (including product price, specifications, etc.) is current as of the date of announcement. Please note that the information may be subject to change without prior notice.