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Japan estimates over 3.3m unfilled jobs requiring AI, robotics skills in 2040

By Jeyup S Kwaak ( January 28, 2026, 06:02 GMT | Insight) -- In a stark admission of Japan’s enormous manpower challenges in advancing artificial intelligence, the country's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry recently told a government committee that it expects 3.39 million unfilled jobs in 2040 due to a dearth of AI and/or robotics literacy....

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