Dragon Ball scouter Osaka Expo security guard s headset goes viral

OSAKA – Security guards for dignitaries at the Osaka-Kansai Expo’s Japan Pavilion have gone viral on social media for wearing state-of-the-art head-mounted displays (HMD) over one eye, resembling the headsets seen in the popular anime and manga Dragon Ball.

The HMD provides visual and textual information sent from the pavilion’s disaster prevention centre.

When on duty, security guards use the display to check details such as who will arrive and when, as well as photos of the dignitaries they are assigned to guard or anyone acting suspiciously.

Videos, captured by cameras attached to the guards’ chests, are sent to the disaster prevention centre in real time.

Many social media users have been amazed, saying the HMD looks like a “scouter”, a gadget in Dragon Ball that measures an opponent’s combat skills. Online, netizens have commented, saying things such as: “It looks cool,” and “I’m obsessed”.

The Japan Pavilion will host honoured guests from foreign countries and regions. Based in Tokyo, Teikei, the company in charge of security, developed the HMD to be first used at the expo.

“We’ll share information with the disaster prevention centre and work to prevent any issues in advance,” said a deputy director of the company’s West Japan operations department. THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

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