Devolution? Keio University team designs wearable robotic tail to help elderly keep their balance
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Device enables endoscope images to be viewed on iPhones
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Developing the city of the future is easier said than done
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Developers are making games for a Nintendo 4K console that doesn’t exist
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Despite success abroad, even Sony’s PlayStation 4 can’t inject life into Japan’s console market
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Despite shipping 9.4 million consoles in quarter, Nintendo struggling to expand Switch’s appeal
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Despite government push of AI and robots, Japanese fear tech to lead to inequality and job losses: survey
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Despite Covid-19, shared-ride aggregator Via raises funds at a $2.3b valuation
Via Transportation has raised US$200 million in series E financing, valuing the on-demand van-and bus-sharing company at nearly US$2.3 billion....
Depopulating rust belt counts on ‘robonomics’ to run assembly lines
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Dentsu, Skype team up to offer display advertising in Japan
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