Osaka — what changed https://1001smartcities.org/cities/osaka/ Changes to the documented record of Osaka, Japan: entries entering the record, corrections, reclassifications and withdrawals across the city's projects. Every item resolves to an immutable snapshot; old versions keep their URL. en Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:51:00 GMT 1001 Smart Cities static content generator Tsunami-Alert Automatic Tide Gate Closure — Evidence grade changed: peer-reviewed → official https://1001smartcities.org/versions/project/osaka-tide-gate-auto-closure/2026-08-27-editorial-review/ project:osaka-tide-gate-auto-closure:2026-08-27-editorial-review Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:51:00 GMT grade-changed Lower the evidence grade: the one research source is cited as context and carries no statement here; everything that carries the entry is the prefecture. Tsunami-Alert Automatic Tide Gate Closure — Publication date recorded for 5 sources https://1001smartcities.org/versions/project/osaka-tide-gate-auto-closure/2026-08-27-source-dating/ project:osaka-tide-gate-auto-closure:2026-08-27-source-dating Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:37:00 GMT dates-recorded Every source on this entry now carries a date key: a publication date where the publisher states one, otherwise an explicit null with the reason on the record. ORDEN Regional Data Platform and my door OSAKA — Entered the record https://1001smartcities.org/versions/project/osaka-orden-data-platform/2026-08-28-baseline/ project:osaka-orden-data-platform:2026-08-28-baseline Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:08:46 GMT recorded Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 10 claims and 6 source dossiers. Osaka Metro Walk-Through Facial Recognition Gates — Publication date recorded for 7 sources https://1001smartcities.org/versions/project/osaka-metro-face-recognition-gates/2026-08-26-source-label-correction/ project:osaka-metro-face-recognition-gates:2026-08-26-source-label-correction Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT dates-recorded Renamed the operator press-release source so its label carries the publication date (11 March 2025) rather than the service start date (25 March 2025), which check-consistency flagged as a date conflict. Osaka Metro Walk-Through Facial Recognition Gates — Entered the record https://1001smartcities.org/versions/project/osaka-metro-face-recognition-gates/2026-08-26-p1-quality-uplift/ project:osaka-metro-face-recognition-gates:2026-08-26-p1-quality-uplift Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT recorded Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 10 claims and 7 source dossiers. Osaka Metro Open-Loop Contactless Fare Payment — Entered the record https://1001smartcities.org/versions/project/osaka-metro-open-loop-contactless/2026-08-26-p1-quality-uplift/ project:osaka-metro-open-loop-contactless:2026-08-26-p1-quality-uplift Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:41:50 GMT recorded Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 7 claims and 5 source dossiers. Tsunami-Alert Automatic Tide Gate Closure — Entered the record https://1001smartcities.org/versions/project/osaka-tide-gate-auto-closure/2026-08-26-p1-quality-uplift/ project:osaka-tide-gate-auto-closure:2026-08-26-p1-quality-uplift Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:01:23 GMT recorded Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 7 claims and 5 source dossiers. OSAKAKO Vertiport — Entered the record https://1001smartcities.org/versions/project/osaka-vertiport/2026-08-22-evidence-baseline/ project:osaka-vertiport:2026-08-22-evidence-baseline Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:05:00 GMT recorded Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 10 claims and 4 source dossiers. Umekita Underground Platforms: Movable Platform Doors and a Face-Recognition Gate Trial — Entered the record https://1001smartcities.org/versions/project/osaka-umekita-station-doors-gates/2026-08-22-evidence-baseline/ project:osaka-umekita-station-doors-gates:2026-08-22-evidence-baseline Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:04:00 GMT recorded Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 14 claims and 7 source dossiers.