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DELIVERY

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2023
Japan rolls out 'humble and lovable' delivery robots
From April, revised traffic laws will allow self-driving delivery robots to navigate streets across the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2023
A George Jetson world will start with parcels — not people
Before air taxis start taking passengers, the technology will be tested in moving freight before the public accepts their everyday use.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2023
Drone delivery service using Starlink launched in Japan
The new service allows residents in an area of Saitama Prefecture affected by a road closure following a mudslide in September last year to receive food and other supplies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2023
Automated delivery robots to begin full-fledged service in Japan in April
Trials for deliveries of food and daily necessities by robots have been conducted in residential and business districts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2022
Japan approves use of highly autonomous 'level-4' self-driving vehicles from April '23
Limited adoption of the automated vehicles intended to lead to the technology's use in unmanned bus services in regions with falling populations and in self-driving delivery robots.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Dec 19, 2022
Things to do before saying 'sayonara' to your life in Japan
Planning on leaving Japan? Think long-term with your plans. It will take a while to ship everything to a different country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2022
Japan approves urban drone flights outside visible range
To ensure safe flight, the government will require operators to obtain a license issued under a newly launched system and have their drones inspected and approved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2022
Rise of delivery robots leaves drivers fearful of job losses
Growing numbers of delivery robots — from pavement-driving pods to flying drones — are being rolled out in urban areas, boosted by a surge of interest during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2022
Ibaraki town and partners aim for quick delivery by drones
Industrial drone technology company Aeronext, trucking company Seino Holdings and others aim to realize a service to deliver goods within 30 minutes of an order.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2022
Japan looks to ensure safe flight of logistics drones over rivers
Flying such drones over rivers will reduce the risk of damage from falls of the aircraft and cargo, the transport ministry has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2022
Grub's deal with Amazon shows food delivery sector bracing for cost-of-living crunch
The loss-making food delivery industry was one of the big beneficiaries of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that effect has waned as consumers have started to cut back.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2022
Heat wave fee for Asia's gig workers does little to cool climate stress
Riders and drivers are dealing with extreme weather, as they often work long hours, waiting at street corners and outside restaurants for orders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 11, 2022
Amazon’s drone delivery program is hit by crashes and safety concerns
An investigation based on internal documents, government reports and interviews with employees reveals a program beset by technical challenges, high turnover and safety concerns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2022
DoorDash surges more than 30% on record-high order numbers
Despite COVID-19's fading threat, pandemic eating habits are sticking, indicating that the 'benefit of convenience is enduring.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2022
The delivery apps making gig work a 'digital wild west'
In Italy, where more experienced or highly ranked Glovo riders get priority when it comes to choosing working shifts, new apps are being used by novice gig workers to get orders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2022
Chinese EVs find a niche making short-haul deliveries in Japan
Logistics companies in Japan are finding an unlikely white knight in Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers, whose vans make last-mile deliveries not only cheaper, but cleaner as well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2021
ANA and JAL plan drone services to boost remote areas and own bottom lines
The two companies see the new services as playing a useful role in supporting local health care provision and disaster preparedness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 28, 2021
Yamato and Toyota collaboration yields efficient vaccine delivery system
The delivery firm came up with what it calls the “bus stop” shipping system, in which it sets delivery routes and times according to the opening hours of clinics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2021
DoorDash makes Asia entrance with expansion into Japan
The biggest food-delivery company in the U.S. will enter one of the most restaurant-dense countries in the world in Sendai, DoorDash said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 20, 2021
Every second counts as startups race to deliver fresh food
Investors have placed a bet that demand for convenience will drive the next transformation in food retail and help crack the vice-like grip of the big supermarket stores.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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