Feeling lonely? In Japan, you can enjoy the comforts of a (fake) lady with popular pillows shaped like a woman's lap. Introduced several years ago, the Hizamakura 'Lap Pillow' is gaining steam again ...

The Japanese have a knack for inventing robots to replace human interaction – so far we’ve seen guide dogs, machines to assist elderly peoples’ movement, and even kissing machines. Now, Japanese ...

We all feel episodes of loneliness in our lives. Whether surrounded by a group, together with a partner or by ourselves. In ...

In a world that never seems to slow down, loneliness can creep in unnoticed. It's not always loud or dramatic; sometimes, it's the quietest of visitors, arriving uninvited and staying long after we'd ...