SAKAI, Osaka -- A third grader in this western Japan city who dreams of becoming a robot engineer in the future has successfully passed the national certification exam for the "second-class ...

By Robert Ito Kid Cosmo’s head is enormous, as robot heads go. The primary nonhuman hero of the film “The Electric State” (on Netflix March 14), Cosmo has a bright yellow globe of a head the ...

Rei Shimada smiles with his favorite tools in his hands in the Osaka Prefecture city of Sakai's Kita Ward on March 2, 2025. (Mainichi/Tatsu Shingu) SAKAI, Osaka -- A third grader in this western ...