May 2016 Japanese Industry and Policy news

Topics covered on the May 2016 issue:

LEGISLATION AND POLICY NEWS

- Successful Reduction of Returned Food and Food Loss through Better Demand Forecast

- Results of the Support for the Introduction of Robots Compiled

- Strategy for Taking the Lead in the 4th Industrial Revolution Published

- Japan-Germany Cooperation on IoT/Industrie 4.0 Announced

- Report compiled on the Future Direction of the Active Use of Big Data in the Distribution and Logistics Field

- Police Adopted Guidelines for Testing Autonomous Driving Vehicles on the Road

SURVEY AND BUSINESS DATA

- The 2016 Annual Report on Energy Published

- Japan's Fertility Rate Rose Slightly to 21-year High in 2015

COMPANY NEWS

- Mitsubishi Electric Improves Speed of World's Fastest Elevators to 1,230 Meters per Minute

TOPICS

- Japanese Caviar Entertained World Leaders

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