NAGOYA, Japan -- A growing number of Chinese robotics startups are setting up facilities in Aichi prefecture in central Japan, aiming to automate the home of the country's auto industry amid a prolonged labor shortage.
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Chinese robotics company JAKA set up a new facility in the city of Toyohashi. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
NAGOYA, Japan -- A growing number of Chinese robotics startups are setting up facilities in Aichi prefecture in central Japan, aiming to automate the home of the country's auto industry amid a prolonged labor shortage.