FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Japan is set to prioritize artificial intelligence and robotics in ship repair as part of a broader effort to revitalise its shipbuilding industry, according to the country’s Prime Minister. Japan has held steady as the world’s second-largest shipowning nation, with a fleet valued at USD 233 billion, largely unchanged from 2025. As it continues to dominate several key shipping segments, on 10 April, the Japanese government announced a series of measures to encourage public–private investment in the sector, including the adoption of AI and robotic technologies for domestic ship maintenance under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s revival plan. RelatedNews May that more than 12,000 vessels are already compliant with FuelEU NorthStandard: Cat fines risk engine damage and operational delays var jnews_module_21370077_0_6a01de77f0429 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21370077","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2707,1668,1504,128,2339,1506,236,1582","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2