~ It was a year when the economy survived while technology thrived, reminding us that science doesn’t stop, even during a health crisis. ~ As 2020 comes...
~How does praise stimulate improved learning and mastery of motor skills? The secret lies in the brain~ In the fields of education and child-rearing,...
In the time of COVID-19, we are all becoming more anxious about interacting with others. What if inadvertently the shopkeeper at the supermarketーor your...
In the not-so-distant past, having robots to welcome guests in a hotel would have seemed futuristic and impersonal. But then came COVID-19, and robots...
In robot-loving Japan, automation is changing the landscape of everyday life. Robot shop clerks greet perusing customers, and automatons take latte orders. Lonely residents, on the other hand, are looking...
Tokyo’s newest train station, the Takanawa Gateway Station, will open on Saturday, March 14, promising to showcase an abundance of futuristic technology. Sited on...
I had heard that there was quite a sight at the Henn-a Hotel in Urayasu, Chiba, so I headed out to see what the fuss...
By The Sankei Shimbun On July 24, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the creation of new foreign worker recruitment policy for Japan, set...