Tokyo-based startup Kaminashi launched a new employee training service called Kaminashi Education in January, following on from its SaaS for digitizing on-site work. It enables managers and HR personnel to upload on-site footage, whereupon AI transcribes the audio and automatically generates translated subtitles in a choice of 13 languages.

According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the number of foreign workers in Japan has now exceeded two million, with those numbers expected to climb even higher under the new ‘Childcare and Work’ system set to be introduced in 2027.

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