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Re:In Japan, the robot isn't coming for your job; it's filli... by stephc_int13 on Sunday April 05, 2026 @09:46PM (#47656020)
Miti is basically a second government with real power, finance and expertise, and they appear to bet on the correct things, it should have happened earlier but from what I have seen they are moving faster than EU on the semiconductor and robotics fronts.
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Re:In Japan, the robot isn't coming for your job; it's filli... by caminante on Sunday April 05, 2026 @09:57PM (#47656109)
You mean "METI"? METI is your key driver?

You're really overselling their capabilities.

See the "lost decades" or most recently, the hundreds of billions deployed for the failed hydrogen initiatives.

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