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How Japan Uses AI And Robotics To Solve Social Issues And Achieve Economic Growth

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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
 
 
Automation has become part of the global manufacturing line, where robots take on repetitive jobs, like filling boxes or welding a car frame in the same way, day after day.
But what if robots could step away from their limited range of tasks, and start to problem solve...

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Robot Bartender May Serve Up a Solution in Japan

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VOA NEWS
TOKYO - Japan's first robot bartender has begun serving drinks in a Tokyo pub in a test that could usher in a wave of automation in restaurants and shops struggling to hire staff in an aging society. 
The repurposed industrial robot serves drinks in its own corner of a Japanese pub opera...

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AI Startup Digs Up Business Opportunity In Aging Water Pipes In Japan And Elsewhere

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JAPAN TIMES
 
When a fifth of the people living in the city of Wakayama faced a three-day water stoppage last month to fix a 60-year-old pipe network, they rushed to get ready, only to learn that the repairs could be made without a shutdown.
Some 3,000 complaints were filed with city officials, w...

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Kenichi Yasuda Navigates International Business And Labor Law For Foreigners

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - In today's changing economy and society, legal issues are becoming more diverse and complex. This creates a greater need for the services of lawyers such as Kenichi Yasuda of Dojima Law Office. Established in in Osaka in 1957, Dojima Law Office opened its Tokyo office in 201...

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Nasscom, Japan Join Hands To Match Startups And Tech Firms With Vcs

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BUSINESS STANDARD
 
Nasscom has been looking to expand into more markets to reduce its over dependence on US and UK, which together make up more than 70 per cent of its exports, as of last financial year.
Industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) and the Japa...

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Mcdonald’s Japan To Release Its First Ever Rice Bun Burgers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - With lobster mayo nugget sauce, purple potato and chocolate sauce fries, and even the strangely named Adult Cream Pies, McDonald's Japan's seasonal offerings never come to a stand still. That trend continues with their latest addition to their Yoru Mac (Night Mac) menu--McDo...

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Japan Arrests Ex-Softbank Employee Suspected Of Spying For Russia

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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
 
Japanese police have arrested a former SoftBank employee for allegedly stealing proprietary information from the telecom giant and giving it to Russian officials, police and media reports said Sunday.
Tokyo - Japanese police have arrested a former SoftBank employee for alleged...

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Anxiety About Wuhan's Isolation Mounting Among Japanese Firms

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JAPAN TODAY
 
BEIJING - As public transportation services have been suspended in Wuhan, anxiety is mounting among Japanese people that their colleagues may be isolated in the central Chinese city, where a new, deadly coronavirus is believed to have originated.
Many Japanese companies operating in...

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Softbank-Backed Cloudminds Slashes Workforce

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) — SoftBank-backed cloud robotics and artificial intelligence start-up CloudMinds is slashing its global workforce as it burns through cash after repeated attempts to list on the stock market, people familiar with the matter said.
Headed by former China Mobile rese...

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Japan Top Business Lobby Urges Review In Seniority-Based Employment

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THE MAINICHI
 
 
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's most powerful business lobby on Tuesday called on member companies to review the country's long-held employment practices, including automatic pay raises based on seniority and service longevity, amid the need to attract talent in a competitive and fast-d...

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