Introduction: A Shared Industrial Legacy Faces an Urgent Digital Frontier At SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, a critical panel discussion titled "From Pilot to Production: What Japan Can Learn from Germany in Scaling AI for Industrial Impact" gathered leading industrial minds to address a foundational challenge. Germany, renowned globally for deep engineering expertise, and Japan, celebrated for manufacturing excellence (monozukuri), share deep structural similarities. Both nations pos

Generative AI has advanced rapidly in recent years, with adoption expanding across the business world. However, many companies remain at the experimental stage, having merely “tried out” AI without fully integrating it into their workflows or generating a clear return on investment. One company attracting attention for offering a concrete solution to this challenge is VCAT.AI, a Korean startup specializing in AI solutions for marketing content creation. The company provides c

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