For companies hiring non-Japanese residents as employees, the Japanese immigration service office provides application to confirm authenticity of residence cards.
With this application and an IC card reader, you can check if the residence card provided by the candidate is valid/genuine or fake.
You can download the application through your PC (Windows/macOS) or smartphone (Android/iPhone):
http://www.moj.go.jp/isa/policies/policies/rcc-support.html

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