Nationwide, there were 805 cases of injury involving people moving on escalators between January 2018 and December 2019, according to data by the Japan Elevator Association, an industry group.

SAITAMA—Japan’s first ordinance obliging people to stand still on escalators seems to have lost its effectiveness over the year since its enforcement. According to a study, the percentage of ...

FUJITEC, Japan’s leading specialist manufacturer of escalators and elevators, forecasts net sales to increase by 6.9% to 200 billion yen (USD1.5 billion) and operating income to rise by 6.7% to ...

Japan now has two hotels run almost entirely by robots. The Hen'na Hotels are owned by low-cost travel agency H.I.S. Co. The hotels are in Nagasaki and Tokyo, Japan. There are robots to help you ...