2026-04-27
28 分钟This is The Guardian.
Today, how the most powerful woman in the world wants Japan to march to a new beat.
Running a business means juggling a lot of moving parts.
And when your communication tools can't keep up, things start to slip.
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They're not just frustrating, they're lost opportunities and revenue left on the table.
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And with built-in AI, Quo logs calls, summarizes conversations, and flags next steps, even after hours.
It wasn't the sort of scene you'd normally associate with Japanese diplomacy.
What we 've just inflicted on you is the sound of two very rusty drummers trying,
not entirely successfully, to keep time to BTS's Dynamite.
The one with marginally more rhythm is Sanai Takeichi.
And she ought to be the better player, to be fair.
She used to play in a heavy metal band and was notorious for playing so wildly
that she was always breaking her drumsticks.
But since last autumn, she's been better known as the Prime Minister of Japan.