Amazon's speech recognition assistant "Alexa" landed in Japan within 2017, and the corresponding speaker "Amazon Echo" also

Amazon has "Speech Recognition Assistant Function"Alexa"Alexa-equipped voice recognition speaker"Amazon EchoAnnounced that it will be released in Japan within 2017.

Amazon Newsroom - "Alexa" and "Amazon Echo" appear in Japan within this year
https://amazon-press.jp/Top-Navi/Press-releases/Presselist/Press-release/amazon/jp/Devices/2017/Amazon-Alexa-1002/

Alexa and Amazon Echo are speech recognition speakers that were on sale in the United States and elsewhere in 2014. You can see what you can do by combining Alexa and Amazon Echo with the following article.

When Amazon talks to sell "Amazon Echo" which can create shopping list, schedule management, music playback, search etc - GIGAZINE


Amazon has announced that Alexa and Amazon Echo will be released in Japan within 2017. In addition to allowing users who want to purchase to purchase Amazon Echo by invitation system, in addition, developers can quickly and easily create new voice-driven functions for Alexa "Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) "and Alexa Voice Service (AVS), which enables product developers of hardware manufacturers to develop Alexa-compatible products in Japan as well.

The details of ASK and AVS are described on the following page. As for the Alexa related page of Amazon Developer Services, it is only in English at the time of article creation, but ASK and AVS service development is scheduled to be done within 2017, so " Thank you very much. "

Alexa - Amazon Developer Services


Amazon just announced the second generation Amazon Echo at the end of September 2017, but whether it is the first-generation thing or the second generation thing to be sold in Japan or both is It is unknown at the time of article creation.

Amazon announces Alexa compatible handset such as 2nd generation Echo and 4K / 60fps compatible Fire TV - GIGAZINE