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Activists opposed to lethal autonomous weapons, or so-called killer robots, protest in Berlin in March 2019.
COMMENTARY
Mar 27, 2024
Don¡¯t fear AI in war, fear autonomous weapons
It¡¯s not the algorithmic intelligence in our weapons and nukes but automaticity that poses an existential risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2022
Robots are key to winning the productivity war
While machines do replace specific jobs, their adoption boosts salaries and raises living standards.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2021
Winners and losers in the digital transformation of work
Perhaps no single aspect of the digital revolution has received more attention than the effect of automaton on jobs, work, employment and incomes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 21, 2020
The threat of robots taking our jobs gets real
The coronavirus is hastening the need for a labor force that doesn¡¯t get sick or locked down.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2019
Why worry about automation?
Historical evidence shows that labor-replacing technological innovation does not lead to long-term changes in employment and unemployment rates in industrial countries.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 20, 2019
U.K. report calls for learning from Japan on robots and automation
A U.K. parliamentary committee has released a report that highlights industrial automation in Japan, calling on the government to promote automation in British industries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 23, 2019
Toyota group firms test out labor-saving prototype products at Gifu shopping mall
Major component-makers of the Toyota group have launched an experiment of letting consumers and shop staff try their products under development at a shopping mall in the city of Gifu.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 24, 2019
A bot on your office computer could be sizing you up
Imagine a bot on your work computer that tracks your every click and keystroke, helping determine which of your tasks could be handled by one of its robot brethren.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2019
Delivery by robot soon to be reality in China as startup Neolix begins mass production of ¡®robovans¡¯
Forget drones. The future of deliveries may be ¡°robovans.¡±
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2019
Laundry-phobics¡¯ dreams crushed as Tokyo-based developer of Laundroid robot files for bankruptcy
When Seven Dreamers Laboratories Inc. unveiled its prototype laundry-folding robot in 2015, it generated a buzz, with people saying they couldn¡¯t wait to buy one if it ever went to market.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 16, 2019
Boeing 737 crashes raise tough questions about automation
Tom Enders just couldn¡¯t resist the swipe at the competition. It was June 2011, and the chief executive officer of Airbus SE was on a stage at the Paris air show after the plane-maker won in a matter of days an unprecedented 600 orders for its upgraded A320neo airliner, while Boeing Co. stood on the...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2019
Rewriting the future of work
Three common assumptions skew economists¡¯ forecasts of automation¡¯s impact on employment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2018
Lion Air crash sheds light on the dark side of cockpit automation
Focus
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 14, 2018
Despite government push of AI and robots, Japanese fear tech to lead to inequality and job losses: survey
Japan is among the biggest users of robots in the world, with 303 per 10,000 employees in 2016 ¡ª the fourth-highest globally ¡ª according to the International Federation of Robotics. But despite such adoption ¡ª or perhaps because of it ¡ª belief in the displacement of human workers due to technology...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 14, 2017
Shake Shack experiments with automated order kiosks in U.S.
Beloved burger chain Shake Shack recently announced plans to use automated kiosks in lieu of employees to take orders at its new Astor Place location in New York.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017
Time to rethink our perspective on jobs and technology
It¡¯s time to assess the very real impact of technology¡¯s advances on those who will lose their jobs today as the ¡®jobs of tomorrow¡¯ are created.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2017
Why robots won¡¯t steal all our jobs
New technologies inspire new jobs, a study concludes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 30, 2017
Robots may help defuse demographic time bomb in Japan and Germany
Japan and Germany may be sitting on a ticking demographic time bomb where aging populations begin to drag down economic growth. Good thing they¡¯re also prime candidates for robot revolutions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2017
No, robots won¡¯t steal all our jobs
The efficiencies of robots will create more purchasing power for other spending or new products that, in turn, create more jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2017
Automated factories can¡¯t solve Japan¡¯s productivity paradox
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has cut the number of workers on its turbocharger production lines west of Tokyo by more than 80 percent, as manufacturers from carmakers to electronics producers push further into automation.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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