This ‘anti-Airbnb’ Japanese startup builds art communities with its hotel business
n A room at BnA Art Hotel in Koenji named “Into the Foreign.” Photo credit: Bed &Art. nn n n...
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This crystal may hold the secret to controlling robots with light
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n Researchers at Ryukoku University in Kyoto...
The keys to the future of Japan’s developer corps? APIs and better English skills
n From L to R: Kani Munidasa, co-founder & CEO, Code Chrysalis; Shinichiro Isago, manager, developer relations team, Line; Daniel Heffernan,...
The rise of companion robots in Japan
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The rise of drones: Can nations control the spy in the sky?
nnttttt NEW DELHI – In India, it’s illegal for a civilian to use a drone, though you wouldn’t know it...
The secret to living past 110 years old? It may be in the blood
n n n n n n n n The so-called supercentenarians who reach or live beyond their 110th birthdays have...
The startup looking to clean up space junk
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The startup that lets businesses build products using DNA data
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‘The time has come.’ Probe heads to asteroid to collect samples
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n The Hayabusa 2 space probe on...
The top tech stories of 2016
nttnttntttnttttntttttttttnttttttntttttttnttttttttntttttttn n n n n n ntttttttAll across Japan people were fixated on their smartphones trying to catch augmented-reality cartoon...