Online Identity Verification Service "LIQUID eKYC" Provided to Mobile Communication Service "GOJAPAN Mobile"
Liquid, Inc. has implemented its "LIQUID eKYC" online identity verification service for the "GOJAPAN Mobile" service. This integration allows identity verification during SIM card applications to be completed entirely through IC chip reading and facial photography, reducing review times and labor for back-office operations while helping to prevent fraudulent use of SIM cards.
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- 📰 Published: March 30, 2026 at 23:00
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Liquid, Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hiroki Hasegawa; hereinafter "Liquid"), a member of the ELEMENTS Group, is providing its online identity verification service, "LIQUID eKYC," to the "GOJAPAN Mobile" mobile communication service offered by Go Japan, Inc. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Nguyen Quoc Bao; hereinafter "Go Japan"). With this, identity verification during SIM card applications is completed through IC chip reading and facial photography, reducing review time.
◾️Summary
- Liquid provides the online identity verification service "LIQUID eKYC" to the mobile communication service "GOJAPAN Mobile."
- This allows identity verification during SIM card applications to be completed via IC chip reading and facial photography.
- "LIQUID eKYC" reduces review time and labor for back-office identity verification while supporting the prevention of fraudulent SIM card usage.
◾️Background
Liquid is now providing the "Ni-method"*1 of its online identity verification service, "LIQUID eKYC," to the mobile communication service "GOJAPAN Mobile." The "Ni-method" is an identity verification method that combines the reading of an IC chip from an official identification document with facial photography. This reduces the review time and labor required for back-office identity verification and helps prevent the fraudulent use of SIM cards.
*1 A method compliant with Article 3, Paragraph 1, Item Ni of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Phones.
◾️About Go Japan, Inc.
Go Japan, Inc. is a telecommunications service provider established in May 2016 with its headquarters in Taito-ku, Tokyo. Aiming to provide a comfortable communication environment within Japan, primarily for foreign visitors and foreign residents, the company develops a wide range of internet-related services, including SIM card sales, pocket Wi-Fi rental and sales, and the provision of mobile devices.
In recent years, through its mobile communication service "GOJAPAN Mobile," the company has provided simple and highly convenient communication plans to meet the diversifying needs of its users. Moving forward, the company will continue to contribute to improving convenience for domestic and international users by providing safer, more secure, and easy-to-use communication services.
Location: 2F VORT Ueno IIA Building, 7-6-5 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Nguyen Quoc Bao
Established: May 26, 2016
Business Description: Internet-related services (SIM card/pocket Wi-Fi rental and sales, mobile device sales, etc.)
Website: https://gojapan.ne.jp/
Communication Service "GOJAPAN Mobile": https://partner.gojapan.ne.jp/home
◾️About "LIQUID eKYC," No. 1 in eKYC Market Share for 6 Consecutive Years*2
This service completes the identity verification required for online contracts, account registrations, and bank account openings entirely online. It offers methods such as photographing identity documents like driver's licenses or My Number cards, reading IC chips, and matching them with self-taken facial photos, as well as methods utilizing Public Personal Authentication (JPKI / Smartphone JPKI). It can also be used for age verification, such as for student discounts. Through proprietary AI, biometric authentication, and OCR technologies, it achieves a low drop-off rate from the start to the completion of the process. The ELEMENTS Group has reached a cumulative total of approximately 150 million identity verification cases and approximately 600 client companies.
About LIQUID eKYC: https://liquidinc.asia/liquid-ekyc/
About Public Personal Authentication: https://liquidinc.asia/jpki/
*2 ITR "ITR Market View: Identity and Access Management/Personal Authentication Security Market 2025" eKYC Market: Sales Revenue Share by Vendor (FY2019–FY2024 Forecast)
◾️About Liquid, Inc.
Liquid aims to realize a smooth society where all 8 billion people in the world can use any service easily and safely in their natural state by utilizing biometric authentication to make authentication invisible. In line with the trend toward digitizing identity verification for financial transactions (Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds), mobile phone contracts (Act on Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Phones), second-hand goods purchasing (Secondhand Articles Dealer Act), real estate transactions, and CtoC transactions, the company provides mechanisms for cross-industry fraud detection, pursuing both convenience and security.
Location: 5F Nihonbashi Life Science Building 3, 3-8-3 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director Hiroki Hasegawa
Established: December 2018
Business Description: Image analysis and big data analysis specialized in biometric information and behavioral biometrics (LIQUID eKYC, LIQUID Auth, etc.)
Website: https://liquidinc.asia
Service Sites:
Identity Verification Service "LIQUID eKYC": https://liquidinc.asia/liquid-ekyc/
Personal Authentication Service "LIQUID Auth": https://liquidinc.asia/liquid-auth/
Digital ID Wallet "PASS": https://liquidinc.asia/smartcity/
Digital ID Wallet for Foreigners "GPASS": https://liquidinc.asia/gpass/
◾️About ELEMENTS, Inc.
Location: 5F Nihonbashi Life Science Building 3, 3-8-3 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: President and Representative Director Hiroki Hasegawa
Securities Code: Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market 5246
Established: December 2013
Business Description: Development and provision of personal authentication solutions utilizing biometric authentication, image analysis, and machine learning technologies; personal optimization solutions for food, clothing, and housing; and cloud services for managing personal information.
Website: https://elementsinc.jp/
*Company names and product/service names mentioned in this press release are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.
◾️Summary
- Liquid provides the online identity verification service "LIQUID eKYC" to the mobile communication service "GOJAPAN Mobile."
- This allows identity verification during SIM card applications to be completed via IC chip reading and facial photography.
- "LIQUID eKYC" reduces review time and labor for back-office identity verification while supporting the prevention of fraudulent SIM card usage.
◾️Background
Liquid is now providing the "Ni-method"*1 of its online identity verification service, "LIQUID eKYC," to the mobile communication service "GOJAPAN Mobile." The "Ni-method" is an identity verification method that combines the reading of an IC chip from an official identification document with facial photography. This reduces the review time and labor required for back-office identity verification and helps prevent the fraudulent use of SIM cards.
*1 A method compliant with Article 3, Paragraph 1, Item Ni of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Phones.
◾️About Go Japan, Inc.
Go Japan, Inc. is a telecommunications service provider established in May 2016 with its headquarters in Taito-ku, Tokyo. Aiming to provide a comfortable communication environment within Japan, primarily for foreign visitors and foreign residents, the company develops a wide range of internet-related services, including SIM card sales, pocket Wi-Fi rental and sales, and the provision of mobile devices.
In recent years, through its mobile communication service "GOJAPAN Mobile," the company has provided simple and highly convenient communication plans to meet the diversifying needs of its users. Moving forward, the company will continue to contribute to improving convenience for domestic and international users by providing safer, more secure, and easy-to-use communication services.
Location: 2F VORT Ueno IIA Building, 7-6-5 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Nguyen Quoc Bao
Established: May 26, 2016
Business Description: Internet-related services (SIM card/pocket Wi-Fi rental and sales, mobile device sales, etc.)
Website: https://gojapan.ne.jp/
Communication Service "GOJAPAN Mobile": https://partner.gojapan.ne.jp/home
◾️About "LIQUID eKYC," No. 1 in eKYC Market Share for 6 Consecutive Years*2
This service completes the identity verification required for online contracts, account registrations, and bank account openings entirely online. It offers methods such as photographing identity documents like driver's licenses or My Number cards, reading IC chips, and matching them with self-taken facial photos, as well as methods utilizing Public Personal Authentication (JPKI / Smartphone JPKI). It can also be used for age verification, such as for student discounts. Through proprietary AI, biometric authentication, and OCR technologies, it achieves a low drop-off rate from the start to the completion of the process. The ELEMENTS Group has reached a cumulative total of approximately 150 million identity verification cases and approximately 600 client companies.
About LIQUID eKYC: https://liquidinc.asia/liquid-ekyc/
About Public Personal Authentication: https://liquidinc.asia/jpki/
*2 ITR "ITR Market View: Identity and Access Management/Personal Authentication Security Market 2025" eKYC Market: Sales Revenue Share by Vendor (FY2019–FY2024 Forecast)
◾️About Liquid, Inc.
Liquid aims to realize a smooth society where all 8 billion people in the world can use any service easily and safely in their natural state by utilizing biometric authentication to make authentication invisible. In line with the trend toward digitizing identity verification for financial transactions (Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds), mobile phone contracts (Act on Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Phones), second-hand goods purchasing (Secondhand Articles Dealer Act), real estate transactions, and CtoC transactions, the company provides mechanisms for cross-industry fraud detection, pursuing both convenience and security.
Location: 5F Nihonbashi Life Science Building 3, 3-8-3 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director Hiroki Hasegawa
Established: December 2018
Business Description: Image analysis and big data analysis specialized in biometric information and behavioral biometrics (LIQUID eKYC, LIQUID Auth, etc.)
Website: https://liquidinc.asia
Service Sites:
Identity Verification Service "LIQUID eKYC": https://liquidinc.asia/liquid-ekyc/
Personal Authentication Service "LIQUID Auth": https://liquidinc.asia/liquid-auth/
Digital ID Wallet "PASS": https://liquidinc.asia/smartcity/
Digital ID Wallet for Foreigners "GPASS": https://liquidinc.asia/gpass/
◾️About ELEMENTS, Inc.
Location: 5F Nihonbashi Life Science Building 3, 3-8-3 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: President and Representative Director Hiroki Hasegawa
Securities Code: Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market 5246
Established: December 2013
Business Description: Development and provision of personal authentication solutions utilizing biometric authentication, image analysis, and machine learning technologies; personal optimization solutions for food, clothing, and housing; and cloud services for managing personal information.
Website: https://elementsinc.jp/
*Company names and product/service names mentioned in this press release are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.