Health

The “aibo” robot dog is being used in research at the National Center for Child Health and Development in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, to see how much it can comfort children who have been hospitalized for long periods.

While career success has taken him from elementary school teaching to the head of Tess Co., Kenji Suzuki’s life has not always been easy or straightforward.During his tenure as a teacher, one of Suzuki’s students suffered from a health condition that left them unable to walk. Although the child was keen to participate in all school activities, their traditional wheelchair often restricted their movement.

Over 80 percent of people in Japan hold positive views about receiving nursing care from robots, according to a survey by nursing care service provider Orix Living Corp.

A mobile battery belonging to a bullet train passenger began emitting smoke on Friday, sending four passengers to the hospital.