## Waymo Readying to Launch Robotaxis in Japan Waymo has a kind of Japanese sounding name, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not Japanese of course, but the self-driving vehicle company under the Alphabet umbrella is planning its move into one of the places most obsessed with new, futuristic tech. For as long as I can remember, the Japanese have loved being at the cutting edge of technology. The country is a bit behind when it comes to self-driving vehicles — with leadership in this field clearly coming from the United States and China — but that’s probably due in large part to the slow-moving,…