It may not be long before humans coexist with robots. So let’s take it positively and move forward.
Dozens of cities and towns in Japan have quietly shifted from traditional utility-based grid power system to a more local, resilient model of generating and storing power where it is used.
Robots designed to look after children are being introduced in Japanese nurseries.
Researchers at Osaka University have developed a prototype robot with a double swing arm mechanism and hydraulically powered 'hands'.
People in Japan continue to outlive those in other countries, marking the world’s longest average life expectancy of 83.7 years, according to the latest WHO report.
In a disturbing repeat of last year, Japanese whalers returned to port Friday with the carcasses of 333 minke whales on board. Since 1986, a global moratorium has banned the hunting of whales, but Japan claims the killings are being done for “scientific research.”
A group of researchers funded by a Japanese government program develops “industrially compatible” cells.
New process combines better quality with low cost and less waste, giant step towards home 3-D printing.
Japan is reportedly planning to build a 130-petaflops supercomputer costing $173 million that is due for completion next year.
Japan Airlines wants to turn used clothes citizens throw away into jet fuel, with the collaboration of the recycling firm Jeplan and Green Earth Institute.
Scientists from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have come up with an experimental ship that pulls outer space debris out of orbit.
The technology marks a big step toward energy independence for Japan, which currently imports 84 percent of its power
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy -- a fundamental process for degrading and recycling cellular components.
Japanese fisherman have slaughtered 15-20 dolphins this Friday in the annual hunt in Taiji.
Businesses small and large are looking to cash in on the potential for smartphones and wearable devices as health care trends toward the digital age. They are especially interested in preventive medicine.
