BusinessJapan's tech startups thrive in small, custom niches
Ingenious use of IT key to success as '4th industrial revolution' gathers steam
Bocco, Yukai Engineering's "communication robot," helps parents keep in touch with their children.
KEIICHI MURAYAMA, Nikkei senior staff writer
January 5, 2017 18:35 JST
TOKYO -- Critics fault Japan for having failed to produce world-impacting innovations in recent years, but numerous interesting ideas are emerging thanks to efforts by the nation's startups, as information technology transforms the face of its society.