With Japan facing a significant labor shortage on the horizon, many industries including the agricultural and manufacturing sectors are hoping robots will be a high-tech game changer.
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar made Japan s lineup in the World Baseball Classic in the spring and his popularity is leading him to appear in another one at year-end.
Tokyo’s Central Wholesale Market in Tsukiji may be long gone, but the warren of narrow streets that constitute the outer market area, called Tsukiji Jogai Shijo, still bustle with a taste and a sense of the old days.