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‘Toward a new era of EU-Japan cooperation in Robotics: rationale and objectives’
Masakatsu G. Fujie
1Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Research and Innovation in Robotics: New Opportunities for EU-Japan Cooperation
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Japan
According to Department of Statistics, Japan According to Department of Statistics, Japan
The coming super-aged societies
Aging society
Compared to others, Japan is in a highly ageing society Population
Comparison of aging population (over 65-year old)
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Human Support by RT
- Decreasing working-age
population
- Increasing Welfare Burden
- Shrinking economy
Current stagnation
- RT-support for working people
- Social participation of elderly
and disabled
- Sustainable economy
Active future
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