Japan figuring out how to deliver goods untouched by people amid pandemic
Labor shortage and virus fears push robotics and logistics companies to explore ways to integrate technology into consumer deliveries.
Taxis across Japan take to ferrying food to keep the cash flowing
Around 1,300 taxi operators nationwide have started delivering meals as of May 22 to overcome the hardship brought on by the virus epidemic.
One courier’s take on making Uber Eats deliveries during a pandemic
One Uber Eats courier in Japan reveals why he took up delivery and what he worries about while on the job.
Takeout-only restaurants winning converts in Japan amid pandemic
The new coronavirus has severely affected restaurant owners by imposing the temporary suspension of their activities or by shortening working hours.
Hard sell: Japan’s retail sector may need to reinvent itself in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
A sea change in shopping habits amid the new coronavirus outbreak could impact marketing and distribution across the country for years to come.
Posting first-ever decline in rides, Uber says the worst is over
The San Francisco-based company has deployed a swath of cost-cutting measures that will eliminate more than $1 billion in expenses.
Japan's essential workers risk health but face abuse in virus crisis
Supermarket employees, truck drivers and postal workers have remained at their posts while people in many other occupations have been asked to stay home.
Uber Eats sees 20% contract jump in Japan as eateries lose guests
The Uber Eats food delivery service in March saw a 20 percent increase in the number of restaurant contracts in Japan from a month earlier, its operator said Tuesday, as the government urges people to stay at home to contain the coronavirus spread. As of ...
Toyota-backed Pony.ai to offer autonomous delivery service in California
Toyota-backed self driving company Pony.ai said Friday it would provide an autonomous delivery service to residents of Irvine, California, as demand for online orders has surged because of the COVID-19 lockdown. Some 90% of U.S. shoppers are under stay-at-home orders, and a jump in demand ...
Osaka Prefecture will launch an initiative aimed at promoting food delivery services as residents are urged to stay at home amid the coronavirus epidemic, Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said Thursday. Under the scheme, which will begin as early as next week, Osaka residents who use cashless ...
U.S. delivery drivers exposed on frontlines of COVID-19 pandemic
In the new COVID-19 economy that divides labor into essential and nonessential, truckers and parcel delivery drivers have become some of the most indispensable — and most exposed — workers as shut-in Americans rely more on online shopping. Employees at United Parcel Service Inc. and ...
Japan to establish licensing system for out-of-sight drone flights
The government plans to establish a licensing system for operating drones when the flights are beyond the operator's line of sight, government sources said Monday. The proposal comes as the government hopes for increased usage of unmanned vehicles for purposes such as delivering daily necessities ...
