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Japan Is Figuring Out How to Deliver Goods Untouched by Humans

  • Japanese logistics market to double 2018-2025: Fuji Keizai
  • Japan is short of truck drivers; workforce is shrinking
A demonstration of Mujin Inc.’s robot at the RoboDEX in 2019.Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
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Getting products from one place to another with as little human contact as possible is becoming an imperative for businesses as retailers, warehouses and transport providers adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to minimize the risk of infections to their employees and customers.