As the country needs to address labor shortages urgently, companies and workers are exploring how robots and humans can work together better for business efficiency.

At several restaurants in the heart of Tokyo, robotic felines glide effortlessly between tables, balancing trays of steaming dishes. With a flick of the ears and a cheerful “Meow,” robots ...

In Japan, robots are more than mere gadgetry--they're practically family. Unlike the U.S., where the icons of a dawning era of robots tend to be either the faceless, Frisbee-shaped, floor ...

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"Robots are the cornerstone of Japan's international competitiveness," Shunichi Uchiyama, the Trade Ministry's chief of manufacturing industry policy, said at a recent seminar.

In Japan, robots are changing the way people live, work, play and even love.

Avatar robots are beginning to stake out their place in the workforce, and Japan is leading the way OryLab Mar 3, 2021, 7:16 AM PT ...

Japan has invested untold millions in developing all kinds of robots, including machines that can work in hazardous places like nuclear power plants.

But Japan’s leaders have good reason to pin their hopes on advances in robotics. Industrial robots helped turn Japan into a manufacturing powerhouse in the 1970s and 1980s.

Robots like Atom, Tetsujin (“Iron Man”) 28, Eightman, Doraemon and Robocon, ubiquitous in comic books and TV cartoon shows, are not evil-doers but beloved partners and friends to humankind. Atom, ...

Underwater robots, including the SARbot shown here making a test dive on Tuesday, are at work in Japan searching the murky coastal waters for debris, infrastructure damage, and survivors.Karen ...