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Office furniture giant Itoki announced on November 5th the development of a new maintenance system that uses artificial intelligence to detect early signs of failures in logistics warehouses.

Visitors to Uruma Marche, a local produce market in Uruma City, can now use artificial intelligence to get instant cooking ideas for Okinawan ingredients.

Japan’s first international AI film festival was held over the holiday weekend, drawing more than 400 works from around 40 countries including the United States and South Korea, each created using generative AI technology.

Stores, services, and vending machines across Japan still accept cash without question. Yet digital wallets and prepaid cards are quietly reshaping how money moves.