The Japanese tech industry has an enshrined position in the hearts and minds of people worldwide, and its track record of unexpected tech is a big part of why.

During Japan's industrialization from the late 19th to the first half of the 20th century, the adoption of foreign technologies was increasingly complemented by domestic inventions, while the role ...

Japanese startups have been turning heads in Las Vegas at a preview session in the run-up to CES, one of the world's biggest tech trade shows ... a good market for his invention.