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Japan's shorthanded hotels quickly embrace automation
TOKYO -- As Japan's understaffed hospitality industry deals with a rush of foreign tourists, hotels are increasingly turning to automated labor-saving devices.
One afternoon in late May, a lobby at an APA Group hotel near the National Diet Building here was bustling with international guests. Japanese businesspeople could tap kiosk screens and complete their check-in within seconds of arriving.
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