File Photo: Japan's SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday Japan should make artificial intelligence (AI) a mandatory subject for college entrance exams, to counter the yawning gap with the United States and China in the nascent field.
Japanese students "don't study if they are not asked... let's put it as mandatory, then Japanese students will catch up," Son told a government conference aimed at fostering innovation.
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