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(57) [Summary] [Object] To provide a heat-sensitive recording material capable of performing high-speed and high-quality heat-sensitive recording in a non-contact manner with an infrared laser beam in addition to having a white background. [Structure] On a support, microcapsules containing at least a basic dye precursor, and an emulsion obtained by dissolving a developer and an infrared absorbing dye in an organic solvent that is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water and then emulsified and dispersed. A heat-sensitive recording material for infrared laser, having a heat-sensitive layer formed by applying the coating liquid. |