Japan adopts Chinese cashier-free solutions to address labor shortage

NTT Data partners with Shanghai-based CloudPick, while SoftBank taps Indian tech

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Although NTT Group generally shies away from Chinese-developed technology, Shanghai-based CloudPick was chosen on the basis of its track record and reasonable cost.

TSUNORU NAKASHIMA, TAKAYUKI YAO and NAOKI MATSUDA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/SHANGHAI -- Japanese system integrator NTT Data has linked up with a Chinese startup to provide cashier-free operations for convenience stores and other retailers.

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