In this report, the focus is on Mirumi, a hyper-realistic robot charm from Tokyo poised to replace the Labubu craze of 2025.

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 ...

ALBAWABA - During 2025, the Labubu doll sales jumped massively, and the "Pop Mart" company made millions when huge lines of ...

Japan is known for technological innovation and hospitality, influencing new hotel trends. Michelle Gross spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hotel that leverages robots and automation. She says ...

Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 14.8-feet, four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 ...

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Ory Yoshifuji's Tokyo business employs housebound individuals to operate robots as waitstaff at a cafe and as personal tour ...

In 1994, Eric Nakamura launched a zine he dubbed Giant Robot, a photocopied, hand-stapled fanboy’s ode to manga, anime, Japanese punk bands and skateboarding. Thirty years later, what started as the ...