SoftBank incubator steps up investment in Japanese AI

Trade war and China security concerns could be opportunity for tech sector

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The incubator runs a 300 member community called "Kernel" (Photo courtesy of Deepcore)

JADA NAGUMO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A Japanese incubator owned by SoftBank Group, is accelerating its investment into the country's artificial intelligence startups despite the verdict of its parent group's founder that Japan is "underdeveloped" in the cutting edge technology.

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