A Japanese artist who goes by the name Lito carves these delicate designs on fallen leaves, giving life back to them. A frog holding a taro-leaf umbrella. A parade of frolicking animals.

OSAKA: West Japan Railway has developed a stab-resistant umbrella that will be used to protect passengers and crew members from knife-wielding assailants on trains. The rail company, also known as ...

The Asahi Power Service Company has invented a drone- and AI-powered umbrella designed to hover ... each when they launch next year. But because Japan has banned drones in densely populated ...