Tech must be used to empower, not 'to enslave': Rahm Emanuel

U.S. envoy to Japan stresses digital cooperation to avoid letting rivals set rules

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks during a webinar on digital technology on Dec. 5.

NATSUMI KAWASAKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Monday stressed that technology should be guided toward its "original premise and promise" of "empowering" people, rather than oppressing them, during a webinar organized by the Japanese government and Nikkei.

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