Robots will be flipping your burgers soon. Right now, there are robots stocking convenience store shelves in Japan. We haven’t
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns after historic defeat
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he will resign following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility
Japan’s problem with women’s equality is getting worse, not better
In the 2025 global gender gap index (GGGI), Japan ranks 118th out of 148 countries – still the lowest among
Soaring rice prices are stirring political trouble in Japan – history shows this often leads to a change of government
Japan’s agriculture minister, Taku Etō, resigned on May 21 just six months into his term, following a public backlash to
Why Nintendo can get away with a $450 Switch 2 price
When Nintendo announced the Switch 2 would cost $450, my initial reaction was disappointment. Why does it cost so much
Nintendo patents show the Switch 2 Joy-Con may indeed work like a mouse — and so might a new controller
Newly-published Nintendo patents show that the company has been exploring a version of its Joy-Con controllers that can work like
Japanese scientists were pioneers of AI, yet they’re being written out of its history
The announcement of the artificial intelligence researchers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton as this year’s Nobel laureates in physics spurred
Perth grandmother maintains innocence as drug-smuggling trial begins in Japan
An Australian grandmother accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase has appeared in a Japanese court nearly two years after
Japan stock meltdown: why it rattled the crypto market
Japan’s stock market plunged 12% on Monday, August 5 – its worst day in 37 years. The severity of the
Just In: Sarah Bacon almost quit diving after Tokyo Olympic heartbreak before winning US’s first medal in Paris with Kassidy Cook
SARAH Bacon and Kassidy Cook delivered USA’s first medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics early Saturday morning. The diving duo