Japanese scientists graft living skin onto ‘smiling’ robotResearchers say breakthrough could pave the way to realistic humanoids in the future.
Stomach grumbles: Japan’s eateries catch heat over higher tourist pricesSome Japanese businesses are charging multiple times their usual prices amid a record influx of tourists.
In Japan, book criticising trans ‘craze’ sparks rare culture-war skirmishBacklash against publishers of controversial book highlights blurring of national borders in the social media age.
Japan’s bid to cancel residency of foreigners who dodge taxes stirs uneaseTokyo’s plans to give authorities more power to revoke permanent residency prompts cries of xenophobia.
Japan is swamped with tourists. Now visitors are going off the beaten trackTour operators are touting Japan’s less explored regions as surging visitor numbers put strain on popular sites.
Japan’s shrinking population offers escape from hectic city lifeA shrinking Japanese population is fueling a trend of urbanites buying up cheap vacant homes in the countryside.
‘Mind-reading’ AI: Japan study sparks ethical debateOsaka University researchers have used AI to decode subjects’ brain activity to create images of what they are seeing.
Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisisJapanese women are having children later in life and worry motherhood will end their careers in a patriarchal society.
As war enters year two, Ukrainians are filling Japan’s tech gapA scholarship programme aims to help displaced Ukrainians find jobs while addressing Japan’s chronic labour shortages.
Japan shrugs as Americans fume over Gwen Stefani ‘appropriation’Japanese people say they are bemused at controversy over US pop singer’s fascination with their culture.