(CNN) — Japan’s population is the oldest in the world, with a third aged over 65, and one in 10 aged over 80, due to a combination of low fertility rates and high life expectancy. This has a direct ...

Japan's delivery robot market is still at its initial stage of development and the costs for producing the machines and their operation afterward are still high. Abstract The aging of Japanese society ...

Upon arrival at Japan’s Henn na Hotel, you are greeted by a pair of receptionists nodding from behind the front desk as you check in at a tablet. A quiet grace emanates from their serene smiles, ...

A Tokyo startup created ARCHAX, a $3 million robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the popular mecha-anime series. Bruce Tang from Unsplash Engineers in Japan have developed a colossal ...

On a wind-swept pier in Yokohama, Japan, the world’s largest mobile humanoid robot has a new lease on life. Originally set to close on March 31, 2023, the towering mech at Gundam Factory Yokohama has ...

A local startup is using artificial intelligence and robotics in an unlikely way: making sashimi and other fish dishes better tasting, longer lasting and more humane. El Segundo-based Shinkei Systems ...