The home delivery system in Japan is already well advanced but yesterday I noticed a new development in the form of a letterbox recently installed at a new house in our neighborhood.

The box is to secure deliveries and includes a time & signature receipt stamp for the driver

The driver inserts a card and the secure door opens so a delivery box can be placed inside. The box then issues a receipt stamp for the driver

I missed a delivery at home a few weeks ago. When I got home, waiting in the front door letterbox was a card with a QR Code. I scanned using my mobile phone; it displayed options such as a link directly to the driver’s phone, hotline to head-office or hyperlink to the delivery company website.