"Across Yamagata, local officials have tried out various robot — and robot-aspiring — solutions to the precipitous demographic decline. The 48-year-old mayor of Nishikawa, Daishi Kanno, secured $40,000 in funding for Pochi and other “smart agriculture” innovations. Like other prefectural leaders, he has chosen technology over another potential fix to the nation’s labor shortage: welcoming more foreign workers."
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Can Robots Save an Aging Japan?; The New York Times, August 6, 2026
The New York Times; Can Robots Save an Aging Japan?
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