Security cameras gaining varied uses in homes, businesses in Japan

A security camera in Mirai Tower streams images of the area around Hisaya-odori Park in Nagoya. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Security cameras, originally aimed at stemming crime, are being put to a wide variety of uses these days.

As performance and functions become higher in line with advances in information technology, security cameras are finding applications in such diverse areas as tourism and behavior analysis, even the monitoring of pets at home.