ONOMICHI, Japan -- In late October, as the autumn leaves were turning yellow, I sat on the deck of a ferry crossing part of ...

While the Japanese are famed for their polite and welcoming nature, the concentration of crowds at famed attractions is straining some of Japan’s hotspots. The city of Kyoto recently restricted ...

Japan’s third-largest city, Osaka, is set to become a testing ground for AI-driven, extended reality (XR) urban environments.

Digital Entertainment City Namba is an extended reality (XR) project in Osaka that integrates AI guides across the city. The ...