‘No one’s raising their hand’: Japan’s labor crisis is making the case for robots taking the jobs that you don’t want

Japan is running out of workers. Its population declined for a 14th straight year in 2024, its working-age population is projected to shrink by nearly 15 million over the next two decades, and a 2024 Reuters/Nikkei survey found that labor shortages are the primary force pushing Japanese firms toward automation and AI adoption. Last month, […]