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The biggest Japanese title returning in 2025 on Netflix is the third season of Alice in Borderland. The sci-fi thriller, ...

If you live with cats or dogs who regularly leave a flurry of fur in their wake, a robot vacuum can take on some of the legwork to minimize how often you need to manually clean. We spoke with two ...

The country’s corporate giants, nudged by reform, are exploring big deals. Carmakers Honda and Nissan, convenience store ...

This is Paro, one of the world’s most successful therapeutic robots--popular to the extent that some refer to it as “Japan’s pride.” “I came up with the idea for a pet robot because I ...

Fast-evolving AI means it's increasingly likely we will turn to a virtual mate programmed to be always kind, attentive, and ...

“Overseas people see Japanese women as sexual beings and think they don’t speak up for themselves,” Sawai said. “And I’ve always thought that is not true.” Although Sawai at the time ...

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During her time in WWE, she won the NXT UK Women's Championship and took home the Mae Young Classic title. After leaving WWE, she joined AEW, where she became a three-time AEW Women's World Champion.

Una is the latest addition to UBTech's range of humanoid robots. He, or rather she, is modeled on a woman and is intended to cover the service sector. The Chinese robotics company UBtech is ...

A Japanese woman whose Irish ex-husband has been arrested on suspicion of murder after her body was found in a Budapest apartment fire had previously reported she had been the subject of domestic ...

Heavy snow blanketed parts of Japan on Saturday (February 8), disrupting air and ground traffic. Authorities have warned ...