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  "slug": "industrial-robot-installations-japan-2025",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/industrial-robot-installations-japan-2025/",
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  "claim": "Japan installed 36,219 industrial robots in 2025, a 19% decrease that dropped it to third place worldwide behind China and the US, according to the IFR.",
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    "name": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR)",
    "title": "Five Million Robots now Operate in Factories Globally (press release)",
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    "published": "2026-09-24",
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    "url": "https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/five-million-robots-now-operate-in-factories-globally/",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "with 36,219 units installed in 2025 – a 19% decrease",
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  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Japan installed 36,219 industrial robots in 2025, a 19% decrease that dropped it to third place worldwide behind China and the US, according to the IFR [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/industrial-robot-installations-japan-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Japan installed 36,219 industrial robots in 2025, a 19% decrease that dropped it to third place worldwide behind China and the US, according to the IFR.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/industrial-robot-installations-japan-2025/.",
    "mla": "“Japan installed 36,219 industrial robots in 2025, a 19% decrease that dropped it to third place worldwide behind China and the US, according to the IFR.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/industrial-robot-installations-japan-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_industrial_robot_installations_japan_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{Japan installed 36,219 industrial robots in 2025, a 19\\% decrease that dropped it to third place worldwide behind China and the US, according to the IFR}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/industrial-robot-installations-japan-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Five Million Robots now Operate in Factories Globally (press release) (2026-09-24). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR). (2026, September 24). Five Million Robots now Operate in Factories Globally (press release). https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/five-million-robots-now-operate-in-factories-globally/"
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