Tokyo department store opens robot section
Takashimaya Department Store opens a robot section in central Tokyo.
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read moreDropped panel part traced to ANA plane
A dropped plane panel found in Ibaraki Prefecture yesterday belongs to ANA's Boeing 767.
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