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The robot waiters can ferry food for up to four people to a designated table, then bring dishes back once customers are done eating.
#Japan's #Skylark rolls out robo-waiters for contactless dining
This would be the first major acquisition of a big #renewable energy company by an established Japanese oil wholesaler.
Japan oil giant #ENEOS to buy renewables startup for $1.7bn
#Japanese women spent 4.76 times as much time on housework as men. Meanwhile, in countries where the difference in time spent on these tasks is twofold or less, the fertility rate stays above 1.5.
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Investors question #Japan's new PM #Kishida's desire to shake up state #capitalism like #Koizumi did
'Kishida shock' to stocks shows fear Japan will slide on reforms
#Japan's new PM #Kishida is known for his passive demeanor: "It has been said that I am a boring speaker, but my strength lies in my ability to listen," he says.
Will this skill get the nation back on track after pandemic?
China spent about $10.5 million on PCR tests in Hubei during 2019, nearly double the 2018 total, according to a report by Australia-based cybersecurity company Internet 2.0.
#China PCR test orders soared before first confirmed #COVID case
Sugar apples could help bolster ties between Taipei and Tokyo at a time when China is ramping up political and military pressure on Taiwan.
Sweet talk: #Taiwan touts #sugarapples in #Japan amid #China ban
"Japan is getting a strange image because they opened the doors for the Olympics but keep them closed for business," said Tokyo-based business consultant.
Businesses in #Japan call for border reopening as #COVID curbs ease
Japan's new PM #Kishida calls for income redistribution to rebuild middle class, advocating a modern version of the 1960 "income-doubling plan" that helped #Japan grow into an economic power.
Who is Kishida, #Japan's next prime minister?
He is a "moderate and well-experienced" politician who "has no track record of major failure," said an expert. "But there's no track record of any major success in policymaking, either."
South Korea placed among the top five technological innovators for the first time, Global Innovation Index says.
Elsewhere in Asia
8th -- Singapore
12th -- China
13th -- Japan
Beijing's application for #CPTPP comes a day after the U.S., U.K. and Australia formed a new defense-focused grouping in the Indo-Pacific called AUKUS intended to counter China.
Mitsubishi plans to stop developing car platforms for the Japanese market as it co-develops undercarriages with Nissan beginning around 2026
#Mitsubishi to use #Nissan-made platform for domestic models
Tokyo is trying to enhance foreign workers complaints and feedback processes using app, amid #Japan is expected to start competing with #China soon for the blue collar labor.
The reduced isolation period would apply only to those who have received vaccines accepted for use in Japan: the #Moderna, #Pfizer and #AstraZeneca shots.
Japan to cut quarantine to 10 days for vaccinated travelers
Former anti-nuclear fighter Taro Kono, who will run to succeed Japan PM, is signaling a more open stance in recent days, with an eye on reaching zero emissions by 2050.
Future of nuclear power looms over #Japan's #LDP leadership race
#Japan's travel ban is hindering the country from getting on with dealing with urgent issues, like aging society, its acute labor shortage, the goal to increase Tokyo's heft as an Asian financial hub, Benjamin Knopp says.
Japan's business lobby also called for reducing the quarantine period for unvaccinated travelers to no more than 10 days from 14
#Japan business lobby wants quarantine exemption for the vaccinated
"There is an innate U.S. assumption that they can change the calculus of other countries simply through incentives and coercion, and get them to do what America wants."
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"If you are a creditor or a leasing company, Garuda is at the top of your list of those you are most concerned about," said one longtime aviation industry analyst.
#Indonesia's state airline #Garuda hangs by a financial thread
Moderna and #Takeda say the contaminated vaccines do "not pose an undue risk to patient safety,"
#Moderna finds stainless steel particles in shots pulled in #Japan
Chinese criminal networks linked to online gambling and fraud are further burnishing Cambodia's reputation for endemic corruption.
Cyber slavery: inside #Cambodia's online scam gangs
After the two weeks since the Taliban have taken over Afghanistan, "I'm afraid things will stay this way for half a year" said a woman in her 50s living in the city.
Resurgent #Taliban and shaken economy upend life in #Afghanistan