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China and Japan Ramp Up Robots as Labor Shortages Bite

Original: “Labor Shortages Fuel the Robot Market”: China and Japan Expand Automation Investment, Potentially Reshaping Asian Manufacturing

China and Japan are expanding investment in industrial automation as labor shortages push manufacturers to turn to robots. Reports say the trend could reshape Asian manufacturing, with robotics adoption accelerating across factories facing shrinking workforces, particularly as both countries' populations age and workers become harder to recruit.

Why now: Aging populations and workforce gaps in China and Japan are driving fresh attention to automation as a solution.

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• “Labor Shortages Fuel the Robot Market”: China and Japan Expand Automation Investment, Potentially Reshaping Asian Manufacturing · economy.ac

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