Doing Good, Doing Well｜Bringing Smiles to Logistics Businesses JETRO – Collaborate & Invest Japan

Today’s society confronts many problems, including climate change, energy issues and a growing elderly population. Companies around the world are tackling fresh challenges in efforts to solve these problems.

In this Doing Good, Doing Well episode, we interview forerunners at foreign-affiliated companies that have established bases in Japan and are working on solutions.

Our guest on this episode is Mr. Keiichiro Araihara, Country Manager of Wise Systems Japan, which is the Japanese affiliate of Wise Systems, a US-based startup. Wise Systems offers a delivery route automation solution, also called Wise Systems, which uses AI technology to create optimal delivery plans and capture real-time situations for the logistics industry.

What positive change is Wise Systems Japan’s business making on the way drivers work? We chatted with Keiichiro about the transport industry’s unique problems, his experiences setting up a company in Japan and the fruits of his labors so far.

Guest: Keiichiro Araihara, Wise Systems Japan

Host: Ayaka Kadotani

Narrators: Cyrus Nozomu Sethna (intro and outro), Hiroyasu Chi (interview）

Recorded: December 20, 2022

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