Japan is banking on its reputation for technological innovation to win hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup.
Japan's bidding committee on Monday outlined its ambitious plan to once again stage the tournament it jointly organized with South Korea in 2002, touting as-yet undeveloped technology as a means to offer supporters visiting the country — or staying at home — a "revolutionary" viewing experience.
The high-tech projects include images being beamed onto giant 3-D hologram-style flatbed screens, translation earpieces for fans of different nations to converse with each other, and devices to instantly capture information by pointing at players on the pitch.