As the author of Frommer’s guides to Japan for many years, I’ve inspected more hotel rooms than anyone in their right mind should ever have to see. But even I’ve been flummoxed about what to expect in ...

What if the future of technology hinged on a single breakthrough? For decades, semiconductors have been the invisible engines driving everything from smartphones to space exploration. Yet, the global ...

When you think of Tokyo, you might think of neon-lit skyscrapers and its world-famous bullet train system, or films like “Akira” and “Ghost in the Shell” that depict a futuristic Japan filled with ...

An autonomous robot guides shared cars inside Toyota's new "Woven City", a high-tech village opened to test autonomous driving and other futuristic developments ...