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Coronavirus impact on foreign trainee programs in Japan

A Chinese trainee works at a sewing factory in the central Japan city of Gifu on March 17, 2020. Many Chinese workers haven't been able to start their training programs in Japan due to entry restrictions linked to the new coronavirus, causing a labor shortage in manufacturing, agriculture and fisheries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Coronavirus impact on foreign trainee programs in Japan

A Chinese trainee works at a sewing factory in the central Japan city of Gifu on March 17, 2020. Many Chinese workers haven't been able to start their training programs in Japan due to entry restrictions linked to the new coronavirus, causing a labor shortage in manufacturing, agriculture and fisheries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Saitama Institute of Technology's demonstration experiment with self-driving school buses

A monitor will be installed inside the bus to display the results of analysis of data acquired by the high-function sensor riders and other devices. At the departure ceremony held on the same day, Fukaya Mayor Susumu Kojima touched on Shibusawa Eiichi, who will be the main character in NHK's historical drama series in 2009, saying, "It takes about 10 minutes to walk between the Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Museum in the city and 'Naka no Ie' (his birthplace). I want to run an automatic bus next year," he said. (= December 23, 2019, photo location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

RPA Technologies Opens Training Facility for Digital Technology Developers

RPA Technologies (Minato-ku, Tokyo) has established the "Surprise Center Fukuoka" in Fukuoka City's Hakata Ward to train developers of digital technology. RPA Technologies (Minato-ku, Tokyo) has established the "Surprise Center Fukuoka" in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, as a training center for digital laborers (virtual workers) with a focus on RPA (software robot automation) introduction training. It will set up short-term programs that assume actual business operations, and provide support for beginners with no programming knowledge in a small-group school format. It will also be used as a place to gather users, share know-how, and experience advanced technology. On November 13, 2019, the company will open the Bikkuri Center Fukuoka in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. Center Fukuoka, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images