In 1949, Japan stood at a crossroads between devastation and recovery. The country was still reeling from the impact of World ...

Nanami Kodaira hasn’t worked since her hair salon in Tokyo cut its hours in April in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I don’t blame my boss,” Kodaira said. “I am not the only one.” But Kodaira ...

I spent a year teaching English in Japan. The experience was thrilling and a total culture shock. Living in Japan as an American is a 24-hour immersive learning experience. I returned to the US for my ...

Recently, I visited Japan and spoke with some of your country’s top leaders in government and in the life sciences sector. While I was there, I made a case I’ve been making to leaders everywhere I go, ...

As societies around the world grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, service robots have emerged as a powerful tool in fighting the virus and addressing social needs. Sterilizing robots using ...

Automated nursing care? The potential is not as distant as you imagine, but according to the latest technology in Japan, it doesn't actually mean leaving all care work to robots. As the world’s ...