Robots at the cafe are piloted by people working from all over Japan – and the world (Adam Withnall/The Independent) Japan is running out of workers. With an unemployment rate of just 2.5 per cent, a ...

Tokyo: Japan, in its spirit of being futuristic in nature, has a unique café where robot waiters are operated remotely by people with severe physical disabilities. This novel venture, known as the ...

Japan's ageing population is putting strain on national budgets and society as a whole, but researchers are developing ...

The government now considers dementia one of its most urgent policy challenges. The Health Ministry projects that ...

Upon arrival at Japan’s Henn na Hotel, you are greeted by a pair of receptionists nodding from behind the front desk as you check in at a tablet. A quiet grace emanates from their serene smiles, ...

Japan is running out of workers. With an unemployment rate of just 2.5 per cent, a rapidly ageing population and declining ...