Companies in Japan are increasing their use of technology to reduce food waste and cut costs during the coronavirus health crisis. They are using artificial intelligence, or AI, to help those efforts. The businesses are also looking to increase their sustainability efforts. Government information from Japan shows that it throws away more than 6 million tons of food waste each year. The cost to handle this food waste is estimated at $19 billion. This means Japan wastes more food for each of its citizens than any other Asian country. For this reason, the Japanese government has enacted a new law. Its goal is to cut the costs of food waste by 50 percent from levels in 2000. The government wants to reach this goal by 2030 and it is urging companies to find ways to solve the problem. Convenience store operator Lawson is now using AI from the U.S. company DataRobot. DataRobot uses technology to find ways to make supply meet demand.
Title: Japanese Companies Use Technology to Fight Food Waste
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Japanese Companies Use Technology to Fight Food Waste' data-article-id='5465'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13063'>Companies in Japan are increasing their use of technology to reduce food waste and cut costs during the coronavirus health crisis.</span> <span data-start-time='13063' data-end-time='20917'>They are using artificial intelligence, or AI, to help those efforts.</span> <span data-start-time='20917' data-end-time='27792'>The businesses are also looking to increase their sustainability efforts.</span> <span data-start-time='27792' data-end-time='37188'>Government information from Japan shows that it throws away more than 6 million tons of food waste each year.</span> <span data-start-time='37188' data-end-time='44292'>The cost to handle this food waste is estimated at $19 billion.</span> <span data-start-time='44292' data-end-time='52333'>This means Japan wastes more food for each of its citizens than any other Asian country.</span> <span data-start-time='52333' data-end-time='66917'>For this reason, the Japanese government has enacted a new law. Its goal is to cut the costs of food waste by 50 percent from levels in 2000.</span> <span data-start-time='66917' data-end-time='77375'>The government wants to reach this goal by 2030 and it is urging companies to find ways to solve the problem.</span> <span data-start-time='77375' data-end-time='86542'>Convenience store operator Lawson is now using AI from the U.S. company DataRobot.</span> <span data-start-time='86542' data-end-time='94625'>DataRobot uses technology to find ways to make supply meet demand.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/B.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16965 data-hint-location='13063' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/what_does_ai_stand_for.wav'>What does AI stand for?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='artificial intelligence'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/agency_integration.wav'><span>agency integration</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/artificial_intelligence.wav'><span>artificial intelligence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/agriculture_intelligence.wav'><span>agriculture intelligence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/association_of_irrigation.wav'><span>association of irrigation</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16966 data-hint-location='77375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/what_is_the_name_of_the_company_assisting_convenience_stores_in_japan_to_reduce_food_waste.wav'>What is the name of the company assisting convenience stores in Japan to reduce food waste?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='DataRobot'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/microsoft.wav'><span>Microsoft</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/foodsafe.wav'><span>FoodSafe</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/datarobot.wav'><span>DataRobot</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/dell.wav'><span>Dell</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16967 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/this_article_is_about_using_technology_to_reduce_food_waste_in__blank_.wav'>This article is about using technology to reduce food waste in <span class='blank'>Japan</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Japan'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/china.wav'><span>China</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/japan.wav'><span>Japan</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/thailand.wav'><span>Thailand</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4941/india.wav'><span>India</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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