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    Japan has an ‘enshortification’ problem

    An ageing workforce is affecting all sorts of professions

    Financial Times
    ©The Financial Times Limited 2020 Oct 9, 2025 / 11:28 AM IST
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    Japan’s labour shortages have an acuteness and immediacy to them that make the suggestion that AI, robots or some other technology will quickly step in to save the day sound glib. (Source: Canva)
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