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Microsoft’s Japan Chief Sees Country Accelerating Its Use of AI

  • Software maker has grown into leader in pushing AI to masses
  • Beyond data centers, company sees untapped potential in Japan
Miki TsusakaPhotographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg
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Japan has been one of the fastest countries to embrace the use of new artificial intelligence tools and has the potential to accelerate its economy and tech sector by going further, according to Microsoft Japan President Miki Tsusaka.

The country’s digitalization push got a boost during the pandemic as businesses adapted to new work-from-home arrangements, and Tsusaka believes Japan has made up lost ground after previously being a laggard.