Researchers from Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba in Japan have come up with a novel way for people to experience animal affection and assess its impact on ...

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Japan’s population is the oldest in the world, with a third aged over 65, and one in 10 aged over 80, due to a combination of low fertility rates and high life expectancy. This has a direct ...

What with, almost, all of 'Macross' now available on Hulu, it’s worth looking back at the saga’s huge popularity and what ...

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Monday’s Toyota CES press conference was all about Woven City, the carmaker’s planned community at the base of Mount Fuji. Robotics will undoubtedly play a major role in the company’s bid to ...