SASEBO, Japan (AP) — From the receptionist that does the check-in and check-out to the porter that’s an automated trolley taking luggage up to the room, this hotel in southwestern Japan, aptly called ...

In line with kei car packaging regulations, the EV measures 3,395 mm (133.7 inches) long, 1,475 mm (58.1 inches) wide, and ...

KYOTO, Japan — The robot appeared in the hotel hallway as if out of nowhere, R2D2-sized, silently rolling, on a mission of undetermined nature from its robot overlords. A group of us Yankee travelers ...

The list goes on. The effect of all this enshortification is that, after decades building an expectation of world-class ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited pavilions at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. The Imperial couple had ...

WTF?! Japan has a history of creating real-life, Gundam-style giant robots, but they tend to be for entertainment purposes rather than practical applications. However, the country has just started ...

The little red robots appear to be little more than a pair of wheels, but in between these are tiny computers that provide ...

AFP reports that the newly deployed robot, mounted on a truck that can drive on rails, is operated remotely by a human sitting in a cockpit on the truck. The operator "sees" through the robot's eyes ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - It looks like a washing machine on wheels, but the bulky contraption vacuuming the hallways of a Tokyo high-rise is a robot. Japanese researchers hope that robots like this one will ...

(For related stories on ageing Japan, click on [nT31627]) By Masayuki Kitano TOKYO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - It looks like a washing machine on wheels, but the bulky contraption vacuuming the hallways of a ...

That headline may seem like an exaggeration, but we’re talking about a country that uses sex robots to promote energy companies. Tokyo Gas is airing this commercial in which a typical salaryman takes ...