Japan is losing the tech race. One AI startup is hoping to change that cnn.com

The first commercially available car navigation system was released in 1981 by Japanese company Honda.
Sat nav – The first commercially available car navigation system was released in 1981 by Japanese company Honda.
Jet ski – Japanese company Kawasaki introduced the first commercially successful jet ski in 1972.
Fake food – Food in Japan can look too good to be true, and often it is.
Okanohara shrugged off being overlooked by Son, saying the Japanese tech environment "is very challenging."