FIDO Tokyo Seminar

Toward a World Without Passwords

— Passkeys Today and Beyond —

FIDO Alliance, which drives the standardization of technical specifications and certification programs for online authentication that replaces passwords, has decided to hold its 13th seminar since 2014.

Amid growing demand for authentication that does not rely on passwords, FIDO Alliance has worked to balance security and convenience by developing simple, robust authentication technology based on public-key cryptography, standardizing certification programs around it, and promoting its adoption. Since last year, the Alliance has broadened its focus beyond passkey authentication alone to encompass the entire account lifecycle through digital credentials.

This year marks the 13th FIDO Tokyo Seminar, which will once again be held in person.

Last year’s 12th FIDO Tokyo Seminar, themed “The Effectiveness of Passkeys Against Phishing and the Latest Trends,” generated significant momentum toward passkey adoption. That momentum has only accelerated this year. Following an incident of unauthorized access to brokerage accounts last year, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) revised its “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc.,” clarifying the requirement to implement phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication. The Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA) likewise revised its guidelines, calling on member firms to implement passkeys and similar measures for critical operations such as login, withdrawals, and account changes. JSDA joined FIDO Alliance as a liaison member, and in response to the revised guidelines, securities firms have moved steadily toward passkey adoption. This trend extends well beyond the securities industry: passkeys are being adopted across a wide range of sectors and services, and are becoming a standard authentication method for consumer-facing services.

In December of last year, FIDO Alliance also established a new Digital Credentials Working Group (DCWG) and began working in earnest on digital credentials — enabling identity documents such as driver’s licenses and passports to be securely stored and presented via digital wallets. Drawing on the interoperability expertise, including cross-device use, developed through passkey adoption, FIDO Alliance is advancing standardization in this space, including the development of certification programs for wallets. The goal is to build a cross-industry, interoperable framework that allows credentials to be presented securely online, giving service providers confidence in accepting them.

In addition, this past April FIDO Alliance established a new working group, the Agentic Authentication Technical Working Group, to address the role AI agents play in authentication and digital credential scenarios. Looking ahead, AI agents are expected to act on people’s behalf across a wide range of areas, including internal approval and authorization processes. The Payment Technical Working Group is also examining scenarios in which AI agents make online purchases and payments on an individual’s behalf.

In each of these scenarios, a key emerging challenge is how to authenticate that an AI agent is genuinely acting as the authorized representative of the person or organization it claims to represent, and operating within its approved scope. This seminar will introduce FIDO Alliance’s latest efforts and initiatives in this area.

Under the theme “Passkeys Today and Beyond,” the seminar will share the latest trends in passkey adoption in Japan and offer practical insights for any company or organization considering passkey adoption.

We look forward to your participation.

* Program details are still being finalized and will be announced as they are confirmed.

Agenda

Session Start Time	Session End Time	Sessions	Speakers
12:00	13:00	Registration / Demo Viewing
13:00	13:10	Welcome Address	Koichi Moriyama Executive Council & Board Member and Chair of FIDO Japan WG, FIDO Alliance / Chief Security Architect, NTT DOCOMO, INC.
13:10	13:30	Opening Keynote- The My Number Card: Current Status and Future Outlook (Tentative)	Hisashi Uekariya Deputy Director-General, Digital Social Common Functions Group and Services for Citizens Group, Digital Agency
13:30	13:45	FIDO Alliance Keynote– Passkeys and the Identity Lifecycle	Andrew Shikiar Executive Director & CEO, FIDO Alliance
13:45	13:55	Strengthening Measures Against Unauthorized Access to Customer Accounts and Fraudulent Transactions	Mitsuhiko Komura Deputy Director, Banking and Securities Business Supervision Bureau Office of Policy Coordination for IT Risk, Cybersecurity and Economic Security, Financial Services Agency
13:55	14:02	The Cyber Threat Landscape and Law Enforcement Initiatives: A Focus on Anti-Phishing Measures	Takahide Sannomiya Assistant Director, Cyber Affairs Bureau Cyber Policy Planning Division, National Police Agency
14:02	14:27	Panel Discussion: Passkey Adoption for Securities Accounts – Achievements, Lessons Learned, and the Road Ahead for All Customers	Moderator: Naohisa Ichihara, Board Member and Co-Vice Chair of FIDO Japan WG, FIDO Alliance / CISO, Mercari, Inc. Panelist: Soichiro Nomura Managing Director, Wealth Management IT Dept., Nomura Securities Co., LTD. Tadahiro Ooishi General Manager, Cybersecurity Division, Rakuten Securities, Inc. Daisuke Houki Team Leader, System Development Dept.1 Product Delivery Group1 Authentication Team, Monex, Inc.
14:27	14:47	All About Passkeys 2026: Challenges Revealed Through Deployment and What Comes Next	Eiji Kitamura Kosuke Koiwai Expert, ID and Authentication Development, Application Development Department, KDDI CORPORATION Masaru Kurahayashi Board Member and Evangelist, OpenID Foundation Japan
14:47	15:04	Platformer Update	Eiji Kitamura Developer Advocate, Google LLC
15:04	15:19	Sponsor Presentation – Signature Sponsor	Takashi, Yoshii, Daon, Inc. Sales Director of Japan
15:19	15:29	Sponsor Presentation – Gold Sponsor	TBD, OneSpan Japan
15:29	16:00	Coffee Break / Demo Viewing
16:00	16:20	Featured Keynote: Building Trust in the Age of AI: Open Standards, Identity and the Future of the Internet	Jim Zemlin CEO of the Linux Foundation
16:20	16:35	TBD	Nick Steele OpenAI Member of Technical Staff / FIDO Alliance Agentic Authentication Technical Working Group Co-Chair
16:35	16:50	New User Experiences Enabled by Digital Credentials: Leveraging the DC API and Mercari’s Initiatives	Tatsuya Karino Foundation and Identity Principal Engineer, Mercari, Inc. / FIDO Alliance Consumer Deployment WG Co-Chair
16:50	17:00	From Authentication to Digital Identity: Exploring the Potential of Private-Sector IDs Through Digital Student IDs	Shunji Otsuka Business Development Dept. Manager, FeliCa Networks, Inc.
17:00	17:15	FIDO Alliance Initiatives in the Payments Sector	Takashi Minamii Strategic Innovations Department, Vice President, JCB Co., Ltd.
17:15	17:25	Sponsor Presentation – Gold Sponsor ~ Introduction to the Diginin Student ID Platform	Naofumi Izumisawa Business Development Dept. Manager, FeliCa Networks, Inc., FeliCa Networks, Inc.
17:25	18:10	Panel Session:	Moderator: Koichi Moriyama Nat Sakimura Chairman, OpenID Foundation Naohiro Fujie Chairman, OpenID Foundation Japan Tatsuya Katsuhara Head of Identity Unit, Digital Agency Andrew Shikiar Executive Director & CEO, FIDO Alliance
18:10	18:15	Closing Remarks	Andrew Shikiar Executive Director & CEO, FIDO Alliance
18:15	19:15	Reception / Demo Viewing – Sponsored by Signature

Event Overview

• Date & Time: Friday, December 4, 2026 — Doors open 12:00 p.m. / Program begins 1:00 p.m.
• Venue: Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, Port Hall (Minato-ku, Tokyo)
• Capacity: 300 attendees (Networking reception: 100 attendees; registration closes once capacity is reached)
• Admission: Free (advance registration required)
  • * A fee of ¥2,000 (tax included) will be collected at reception for the networking session; a receipt will be provided.
  • * Student discount: ¥1,000 (tax included) — please present a student ID at reception.
• Host: FIDO Alliance

Sponsors

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Featured Speakers

* Program and speaker details will be announced separately once finalized

• Andrew Shikiar, CEO and Executive Director, FIDO Alliance
• Chair / Vice Chair, FIDO Japan Working Group
• Speakers from major platform providers on Digital Credentials and Agentic AI sessions (to be confirmed)
• Guest speakers and sponsor companies (to be confirmed)