Japan's tech startups thrive in small, custom niches

Ingenious use of IT key to success as '4th industrial revolution' gathers steam

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Bocco, Yukai Engineering's "communication robot," helps parents keep in touch with their children.

KEIICHI MURAYAMA, Nikkei senior staff writer

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.

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