Japanese companies go high-tech in the battle against food waste
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies are ramping up the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technology to reduce waste and cut costs in the pandemic, and looking to score some sustainability points along the way.
FILE PHOTO: Food products are displayed at Lawson Open Innovation center during an event introducing its next-generation convenience store model in Tokyo, Japan December 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Disposing of Japan’s more than 6 million tonnes in food waste costs the world’s No.3 economy some 2 trillion yen ($19 billion) a year, government data shows. With the highest food waste per capita in Asia, the Japanese government has enacted a new law to halve such costs from 2000 levels by 2030, pushing companies to find solutions.
Japanese companies ramping up use of artificial intelligence, report says
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