Business – Barrier Free Japan

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 12, 2021 0

Japan’s FamilyMart to Open 1,000 Stores with Unmanned Payment System

Major Japanese convenience store operator FamilyMart Co. plans to launch about 1,000 outlets with an unmanned checkout counter by the end of fiscal 2024, it has been learned.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 20, 2019 0

Business Disability Japan Technology

Japanese technology advisor supports US IT firm Gartner’s prediction that by 2023, employment opportunities for the disabled will be tripled

“US IT firm Gartner predicts that in 2023 the employment opportunities for people with disabilities will triple. Opportunities will open not only to people with disabilities, but also to many people who have not been able to work for various reasons.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 3, 2018 0

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Wheelchair developer start-up company to move HQ to Yokohama

“Whill Inc. has raised a $45 million Series C funding round after quietly moving its headquarters this summer from San Carlos to Yokohama, Japan, where it began eight years ago.”