Japan's university system has long centred on engineering faculties led by manufacturing, resulting in a relative shortage of ...

The government now considers dementia one of its most urgent policy challenges. The Health Ministry projects that ...

As Japan continues to see a rise in dementia patients, the country is actively adopting advanced IT technologies to address ...

Japan's government has identified dementia as one of its most urgent policy challenges, with the Health Ministry estimating ...

A nationwide survey in Japan shows divides in acceptance of home-care robots. Surprisingly, openness and trust, rather than age, determine whether people are willing to let robots into their homes and ...

If you are looking forward to studying abroad in Japan, explore the best programme that you can pursue there for high pay, PR ...

Japan is turning to robots and AI tracking tech as dementia cases rise and thousands of older residents go missing each year.

With nearly 30% of its people aged 65 or over, Japan saw more than 18,000 elderly individuals with dementia wander off in a single year, with tr ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy unmanned firefighting robots and other specialized vehicles as part of its efforts to enhance the equipment and machinery used by ...

TOKYO — At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust. Hooked up ...

One approach my group is exploring is giving robots a degree of “local intelligence” in their sensorised bodies. Humans ...