You will find this, or something similar enough, in every Japanese office and dormitory (as far as I know). It serves as a "status indicator", i.e. whether you are in or out. Finding mine in the picture should not be difficult.
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Wow... this is something new. How does this system work?
The one here is quite different from the normal type. As of the usual type, there is a tag for each person, and on one side of the tag is your name with a red background, while the other side is the same thing except with a white background. Red indicates "out" while white indicates "in". You just flip it to the right side when you go in and out.
The one shown here though has a similar but different mechanism (this is the one in my dorm). Instead of flipping, you hang a little orange tag onto your hook when you go out. The orange tag also has another use. It actually serves as a "power key??" too, like those found in hotels where you slip in your "power card/key" into a slot to turn on the main power.
Anyway, this flip board thingy is really old fashion, I think.
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