Jun 20, 2022 (Artificial Intelligence News) - Japan just released fully functioning female robots. For many years, Japan has been at the forefront of robotics technology, and its robotics innovation has astounded the rest of the globe.
Japan is the only country with the top ten industrial robotics businesses in the world. It also has the world's greatest concentration of robot workers. In this video, we will be looking at some of Japan's fully performing robots.
Japan's tourism industry is undergoing a major shift one year after China urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, with Chinese visitor numbers falling sharply and businesses in Osaka struggling to recover lost revenue, while Kyoto has successfully attracted more Western tourists through a strategy aimed at reducing its dependence on the Chinese market.
The number of people taken to hospital after being injured by deer in and around Nara Park has reached a record high in 2026, with foreign tourists accounting for more than 70% of cases, prompting warnings about the dangers of approaching the wild animals during their autumn mating season.
A shrine in Gunma Prefecture has used a high-pressure cleaning drone to wash Japan's largest statue of Daikoku, cutting a maintenance job that previously took two to three weeks to just one day while reducing costs to around one-tenth of the conventional method.
The resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on November 12 following allegations involving a woman suspected of links to Chinese intelligence has raised concerns in Japan over the potential impact on semiconductor investment, financial markets and the yen, as uncertainty surrounding the American AI chipmaker threatens to disrupt the global technology industry.
Japan launched a new national disaster management agency on November 2nd to strengthen its response to major emergencies, just days before a powerful earthquake struck Aichi Prefecture, injuring 24 people and renewing concerns over the possibility of a catastrophic Nankai Trough earthquake.
During typhoon season a Japanese river can climb several levels of alert and carry a heavy load of sediment within a few hours. The country follows both strands through the storm as it happens, rather than piecing the picture together once the water has dropped.
Japan launched a new national disaster management agency on November 2nd to strengthen its response to major emergencies, just days before a powerful earthquake struck Aichi Prefecture, injuring 24 people and renewing concerns over the possibility of a catastrophic Nankai Trough earthquake.
Japan's Antarctic research vessel Shirase departed from the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Yokosuka Base in Kanagawa Prefecture on November 11th, beginning a mission to support the country's 68th Antarctic Research Expedition, with the ship scheduled to reach Showa Station in late December before returning to Japan in April 2027.
The Japan Mint conducted its annual coin inspection at its headquarters in Osaka's Kita Ward on November 9, confirming that all 19,300 coins examined met the required weight standards.
Japan’s changing urban landscape reflects a complex relationship between its architectural heritage, demographic transition, and modernization ambitions.
Scientists at Toyo University have identified a possible weakness in alligator weed, an invasive aquatic plant described as one of the world's worst, raising hopes of finding a way to control its extraordinary ability to regenerate as it spreads through Japan's waterways, threatens agricultural land, and creates growing concerns about flooding.
Japanese pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Pharma announced on October 30 that the first patient to receive its newly approved regenerative medicine treatment for Parkinson's disease underwent a successful brain cell transplant at Kyoto University Hospital in early October, with the woman in her 50s already returning to work and recovering well.
Japan's ports have long been the backbone of one of the world's most export-driven economies.
