Akamedia Japan Co., Ltd. changed its corporate name to “ONLINE FACE Inc.” effective July 1, 2026, and relocated its head office to Minato-ku, Tokyo.
This name change unifies the brand of “ONLINE FACE,” the next-generation e-learning system utilizing AI identity verification that we develop and provide, with our corporate brand, as we drive further growth and global expansion as a leading company supporting the DX of national qualifications, statutory training, and education and training fields. ONLINE FACE® leverages AI identity-verification technology as a platform that enables identity confirmation and fraud prevention in online training and courses, and is used in a wide range of education and training fields, including statutory training related to national qualifications overseen by the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and other government bodies.
Going forward, ONLINE FACE Inc. will continue to support the DX of education, qualifications, and training under the concept of “Design the Next Learning,” while working to build a trust infrastructure for the digital society.
“ONLINE FACE®” has received the Gold Award in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) category at the “Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2026,” a globally recognized cybersecurity award.
This award evaluates cybersecurity companies and solutions worldwide for their innovation, practicality, and social impact, and carries significant international standing. Judging is carried out by an independent panel comprising cybersecurity practitioners, analysts, CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers), and other experts.
■ Award summary
Award Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2026
Category Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Rank Gold Award
Recipient AI identity-verification e-learning system “ONLINE FACE®”
■ Identity-verification technology recognized internationally
In recent years, as online education, qualification training, and corporate training have become more widespread, “identity verification” and “fraud prevention” have become challenges shared around the world.
ONLINE FACE® uses AI facial-recognition technology to continuously verify identity not only at the start of a course but throughout it, preventing impersonation, proxy attendance, and other fraudulent behavior.
In this year’s judging, ONLINE FACE® was highly commended for its unique verification model, which confirms identity continuously throughout an entire training session rather than only at login.
■ Also adopted by government bodies and in fields related to national qualifications
ONLINE FACE® has been adopted for online classroom instruction at designated driving schools, as well as for statutory training, training related to national qualifications, corporate training, and other fields that demand a high degree of identity-verification accuracy.
It has also obtained related patents in Japan, the United States, and other countries and regions, and continues to advance the development and social implementation of online identity-verification technology.
■ Organizer’s comment
“Congratulations to ONLINE FACE® on winning the Gold Award in the Identity and Access Management category of the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards.”
Holger Schulze, Founder, Cybersecurity Insiders
Organizer, Cybersecurity Excellence Awards
■ Representative’s comment (Mairu Kikuchi)
We are deeply honored to have received the Gold Award at the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2026.
ONLINE FACE® has continued to be developed under the philosophy of achieving the same level of trust online as in person.
This award is proof that our technology has been recognized internationally, and it is a great source of encouragement to us.
Going forward, we will continue to advance AI verification technology and work to build a safer, more trustworthy online education and verification infrastructure.
The AI identity-verification e-learning system “ONLINE FACE®,” developed and provided by Akamedia Japan Co., Ltd., was featured in “Kensetsu Enjin PLUS,” a practical media outlet for the construction industry.
The article discusses the challenges of confirming that the person actually taking the course is who they say they are, and how to prevent fraudulent attendance, as safety education, statutory training, and site-entrant education in the construction industry increasingly move online, and introduces the AI identity-verification technology and anti-fraud features provided by ONLINE FACE®.
It also covers new possibilities for online education in the construction industry, such as reducing the travel burden for workers at regional sites and improving the efficiency of education DX, talent development, and safety management at small and mid-sized construction companies.
■ Article: Kensetsu Enjin PLUS | A practical media outlet for the people, management, and sites of small and mid-sized construction businesses
“AI identity verification is changing safety education in the construction industry — why the ‘fraud prevention’ of online training is being praised”
https://kensetsu-engine-media.jp/biz-learn/11876/
ONLINE FACE® is an e-learning system that uses AI-based random identity checks, facial recognition, fraud detection, and multi-device linked verification to achieve a high degree of authenticity and fairness in statutory training related to national qualifications, safety education, in-house training, and more.
Going forward, we will continue to advance education DX and the social implementation of AI trust infrastructure, starting with the construction industry and extending across other industries.
The AI identity-verification e-learning system “ONLINE FACE®,” offered by Akamedia Japan Co., Ltd., received the Gold Winner award in three categories at the international design competition “TOKYO DESIGN AWARDS 2026.”
■ Award categories
・Conceptual Design – Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Recognized for its AI identity-verification technology and trust design in the digital society
https://thetokyodesignawards.com/winner-info.php?id=523
・Conceptual Design – Education
Recognized as an education DX platform supporting the move of national qualifications and statutory training online
https://thetokyodesignawards.com/winner-info.php?id=408
・Conceptual Design – Security
Recognized as a security infrastructure built on AI fraud prevention and identity verification
https://thetokyodesignawards.com/winner-info.php?id=524
Under the concept of “Design the Next Learning,” ONLINE FACE® combines AI facial recognition, random identity checks, multi-device linked verification, and fraud-detection technology to achieve a high degree of authenticity and fairness.
“ONLINE FACE®” wins the Silver Winner award at the international AI award “2026 Globee Awards for Artificial Intelligence.” “ONLINE FACE®,” the e-learning system with AI identity-verification and anti-fraud features provided by Akamedia Japan Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Mairu Kikuchi), has won the Silver Winner award at the international AI award “2nd Annual 2026 Globee® Awards for Artificial Intelligence.”
This award recognizes ONLINE FACE®’s efforts as AI identity-verification and fraud-prevention infrastructure for national qualifications, statutory training, and online examinations. “ONLINE FACE®” was recognized not merely as an e-learning system but for its social significance and technical strength as “AI trust infrastructure supporting the national qualification system.”
■ Award summary
■ About Globee Awards
Globee Awards for Artificial Intelligence is an international award hosted by Globee Awards in the United States. It recognizes outstanding companies and technologies worldwide in fields such as AI, technology, cybersecurity, and DX, and has previously honored global companies such as IBM, Microsoft, SAP, and Meta. Globee Awards for Artificial Intelligence
■ Representative’s comment (Akamedia Japan Representative Mairu Kikuchi)
“We are deeply honored that ONLINE FACE has received international recognition through the Globee Awards for Artificial Intelligence.
ONLINE FACE has been developed with the goal of becoming a social infrastructure that allows national qualifications and statutory training to be conducted safely and fairly, even online.
AI-based identity verification and fraud prevention will be indispensable technologies for the education, qualifications, and public sectors going forward.
Encouraged by this award, we will continue to accelerate the development of a safer, more trustworthy digital platform built on AI verification technology originating in Japan, and its expansion both in Japan and overseas.”
The multi-device linked online exam proctoring technology (patented technology) of “ONLINE FACE®,” developed and operated by Akamedia Japan Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Mairu Kikuchi),
has been covered by TBS, Gendai Business, the Sankei Shimbun, and other media outlets.
～Achieving rigorous identity verification and fraud prevention for online examinations and training, and building a new technical foundation that ensures the reliability, fairness, and reproducibility of remote assessment～
“ONLINE FACE®” is an e-learning system that, through the world’s first proprietary, patented AI technology, automatically performs identity verification and fraud prevention in an online environment.
By meeting standards set by various government ministries and agencies, it has been widely adopted for statutory training and examinations related to national qualifications, as well as for the DX and online conversion of site-entrant education, safety training, and in-house training at factories, construction sites, and other locations.
It also eliminates the need to arrange a venue each time, secure instructors’ time, and account for trainees’ travel time as in the past, making it a tool that reduces costs while comprehensively improving productivity.
[Official website] https://onlineface.jp
Key features of “ONLINE FACE®”
“ONLINE FACE®,” developed and operated by Akamedia Japan Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Mairu Kikuchi),
was featured in the Suisan Keizai Daily News as a DX support tool for human-resource development sites such as seafood-processing plants.
https://www.suikei.co.jp/archives/99616
～Next-generation e-learning that accelerates the education DX of seafood-processing plant sites～
AI-based identity verification and fraud prevention ensure the reliability of hygiene and safety training, solving the seafood industry’s workforce-training challenges!!
“ONLINE FACE®” is an e-learning system that, through the world’s first proprietary, patented AI technology, automatically performs identity verification and fraud prevention in an online environment.
By meeting standards set by various government ministries and agencies, it has been widely adopted for statutory training and examinations related to national qualifications, as well as for the DX and online conversion of site-entrant education, safety training, and in-house training at factories, construction sites, and other locations.
It also eliminates the need to arrange a venue each time, secure instructors’ time, and account for trainees’ travel time as in the past, making it a tool that reduces costs while comprehensively improving productivity.
[Official website] https://onlineface.jp
Key features of “ONLINE FACE®”
To all our customers and business partners: Thank you for your continued support and use of our “ONLINE FACE®” service.
Akamedia Japan is committed to advancing cutting-edge digital technology and AI innovation in support of the Japanese government’s push toward a Super Smart Society (Society 5.0), while developing high-value-added products and services for the next generation.
Recently, we have confirmed that products believed to be counterfeits of our “ONLINE FACE” product are being sold and distributed on the market.
We have also observed cases in which products that are not ours are being sold in a manner that could lead consumers to mistakenly believe they use the same technology.
The manufacture and sale of counterfeit products may infringe our patent rights, trademark rights, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights, and may also constitute a violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act. If criminally prosecuted, such acts may, at the court’s discretion, be punishable by imprisonment, a fine, or both. We will work closely with our attorneys and patent attorneys to take strict legal action against any infringement of our intellectual property rights or any act constituting unfair competition.
If you wish to use our products, please be careful to avoid these counterfeit products before adopting them. We will continue to strive to be of assistance to our customers through our own products, and we ask for your continued patronage.
*Regarding ONLINE FACE products, multiple intellectual property rights exist, including but not limited to the patents and trademarks listed below.
■ Japan (Patents)
・Patent No. 7773825 “Program, storage medium, and monitoring system”
・Patent No. 7602842 “Matching system, matching method, and computer program”
・Patent No. 7594767 “Matching system, matching method, and computer program”
・Patent No. 7566359 “Matching system, matching method, and computer program”
・Patent No. 7321578 “Online learning system”
・Patent No. 7063508 “Server device, online learning system, program, and storage medium”
・Patent No. 6887710 “Online learning system”
・Patent No. 6837697 “Online learning system”
・Patent No. 6797388 “Online learning system”
■ Japan (Trademarks)
・Trademark Registration No. 6471867 “ONLINE FACE”
・Trademark Registration No. 6712027 “FACE BADGE”
・Trademark Registration No. 6414104 “Online Classroom Driving Instruction AUTO ACADEMY”
・Trademark Registration No. 6414105 “Auto Academy”
■ United States (Patents)
・US Patent No. 12,314,811 “Matching system, matching method, and computer program”
・US Patent No. 12,438,875 “Server device, online learning system, program, and storage medium”
・US Patent No. 12,417,711 “Online learning system”
■ Republic of Korea (Patents)
・Korean Patent No. 10-2734018 “Server device, online learning system, program, and storage medium”
■ Taiwan (Patents)
・Taiwan Patent No. I887553 “Server device, online learning system, program, and storage medium”
・Taiwan Patent No. I888613 “Online learning system”
■ People’s Republic of China (Patents)
・China Patent No. ZL202280043727.0 “Server device, online learning system, program, and storage medium”
“ONLINE FACE®,” developed and operated by Akamedia Japan Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Mairu Kikuchi),
was featured in the Nikkei, Excite News, Asahi Shimbun Digital, and other media outlets as a DX tool for schools and educational institutions.
～Moving in-person training online with ONLINE FACE®, ensuring rigor and transparency in training through proprietary AI technology, and creating an environment where busy teaching staff can take courses efficiently～
“ONLINE FACE®” is an e-learning system that, through the world’s first proprietary, patented AI technology, automatically performs identity verification and fraud prevention in an online environment.
By meeting standards set by various government ministries and agencies, it has been widely adopted for statutory training and examinations related to national qualifications, as well as for the DX and online conversion of site-entrant education, safety training, and in-house training at factories, construction sites, and other locations.
It also eliminates the need to arrange a venue each time, secure instructors’ time, and account for trainees’ travel time as in the past, making it a tool that reduces costs while comprehensively improving productivity.
[Official website] https://onlineface.jp
Key features of “ONLINE FACE®”
Thank you very much for your continued support.
We would like to inform you of the following regarding the FY2025 “Oil Pollution Prevention Manager Training Course,” a statutory online course overseen by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, currently conducted through “ONLINE FACE.”
■ Course dates
Online course: Reiwa 8 (2026) January 1 (Thursday) – January 26 (Monday)
Written exam: Reiwa 8 (2026) January 27 (Tuesday), 13:30–14:30
To register for the online course:
https://custom.onlineface.ai/register/scheduled-course/kaiyo-seisaku
For further details:
https://wwwtb.mlit.go.jp/kanto/content/000363564.pdf
・Ocean Policy Division, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
・Address: 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8918
“ONLINE FACE®” is an e-learning system that, through the world’s first proprietary, patented AI technology, automatically performs identity verification and fraud prevention in an online environment.
By meeting standards set by various government ministries and agencies, it has been widely adopted for statutory training and examinations related to national qualifications, as well as for the DX and online conversion of site-entrant education, safety training, and in-house training at factories, construction sites, and other locations.
It also eliminates the need to arrange a venue each time, secure instructors’ time, and account for trainees’ travel time as in the past, making it a tool that reduces costs while comprehensively improving productivity.
[Official website] https://onlineface.jp
Key features of “ONLINE FACE®”