As Japan’s population ages, cities like Yubari have to choose between finding new ways to attract more residents or focusing ...

Nearly 30% of Japan’s 124 million people are over 65, rising to 40% by 2050. With low birth rates, shrinking pensions, and ...

JAPAN: A former love motel in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, has been repurposed into a funeral home, sparking intense ...

Japan’s Sompo Holdings, Inc. is using artificial intelligence to help alleviate a critical shortage of workers needed to care ...

Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to ...

West Japan Railway is set to construct the world's first 3D-printed train station, with a build time of just six hours ...

The 150-kg (330 lb) artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future “caregiver” for Japan’s rapidly ageing population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers.

This demographic shift will reduce the proportion of the working-age population, undermining China's potential GDP growth rate. Japan has already experienced the severe consequences of an aging ...

Japan's service robot industry is set to triple in size by 2030. The country has become a hotbed for service robotics—from restaurants to nursing homes.

The Japanese wound care market is set to witness significant growth in the coming years, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.59% from 2025 to 2033. According to market research, the ...