Fuji Keizai predicts that the robotics industry in Japan will triple by 2030, reaching 400 billion yen (approximately 9.03 trillion baht). This growth is attributed to businesses in Japan turning to robotics to assist in work tasks, as the country faces a shortage of labor and an aging population.
According to Recruit Works, Japan is projected to have a shortage of 11 million workers by 2040, while another institution supported by the government estimates that nearly 40% of the population will be aged 65 and above by 2065.
In January, data from a survey of about 11,000 Japanese companies revealed that 53.4% are in need of full-time employees, with a shortage of around 30.6% in part-time workers. The food industry is particularly affected by the labor shortage.
Robot workers are beginning to fill the gaps left by the labor shortage, with establishments like Skylark using around 3,000 robots to serve food. Another restaurant in Tokyo has implemented robots to help alleviate the workload of elderly employees by approximately 50%.
Furthermore, robot workers are also being utilized to care for the elderly in Japan, as the government anticipates a shortage of 570,000 elderly care workers by 2040. Care facilities in southern Tokyo are turning to automated devices to lift elderly individuals, monitor behavior patterns of dementia patients, and aid in communication.
Source: TechCrunch via Bloomberg
TLDR: Japan’s robotics industry is set to expand significantly by 2030, as the country addresses labor shortages and an aging population through the implementation of robot workers in various sectors.
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