RE:Japanese media: It is difficult for Chinese innovative technology to popularize "not choosing C
"rentmeflag published on 2020-07-28 08:57:26
An article on the Website of The Nikkei business daily on July 24, titled "China's Innovative Technology takes Root in Japan Amid Controversy," pointed out that Chinese innovative technology has permeated Japanese consumers extensively. The article is compiled as follows:Innovative technologies originating from China are spreading rapidly in Japan. Even in areas where social functioning is essential, such as the promotion of infectious disease responses and primary and secondary school teaching materials, the application of innovations originating in China is expanding. The reason is that there are more cases of ease of use and quality compared with Japanese technology and services, and Chinese innovation has penetrated Japanese consumers widely.In April, Yuhei Yamauchi, a professor at the Graduate School of Tokyo University, launched a research project on STEAM education in primary and secondary schools using educational robots made from children's minds, a Chinese start-up. STEAM education is an education that combines the knowledge and art of mathematics and science to develop the ability to solve problems. The company, which supplies products to 140 countries and regions, is "developing robots with a global perspective" and has adopted its products in more than 60 public elementary schools in The Japanese city of Osaka, Said Professor Yamauchi. Starting in 2020, programming education will be compulsory in Japanese primary schools, with the adoption likely to increase further.Lei Haitao, a professor at Japan's Sakura Meilin University, believes that China's cooperation in leading the way in technology and providing technology and services that Japan does not exist is increasing.A typical example is the product search app that Yoshimi Holdings LTD., a Japanese maker of household products, started using in August 2019. Using cloud services provided by Chinese technology companies, the company has developed a system that can instantly search which stores are available by feeding image data into a smartphone.In addition, There are Japanese companies applying China's innovative technology to new businesses. Okura, a leading Japanese residential company, partnered with Chinese start-ups involved in the Internet of Things business in November 2019. The company's Internet of Things technology is said to have the flexibility to be easily embedded in a reset.Given the economic benefits, it is difficult for Japanese society to insist on "not choosing China" when it comes to the use of innovative technologies."