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Pepper the robot starts work at sushi restaurant

Pepper the robot starts work at sushi restaurant

(All photos by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO) Pepper the robot works at the reception of the Hamazushi conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Saitama, just north of Tokyo. The humanoid robot created […]

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Japanese airport staff wearing robotic suit HAL

Japanese airport staff wearing robotic suit HAL

(All photos by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) Narita Airport staff are using robotic suit HAL (Hybrid Assitive Limb) which gives its wearer extra strength when lifting heavy luggage. The hi-tech device was […]

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Tokyo Auto Salon 2017

Tokyo Auto Salon 2017

(Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) Tokyo Auto Salon 2017 was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba from January 13 to 15. Japan’s largest show for custom cars celebrated its 35th anniversary […]

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Members of the Tokyo Fire Department perform during the New Year’s Fire Review 2017 on January 6, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. (All photos by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO) Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike […]

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Kawasaki Halloween Parade 2016

Kawasaki Halloween Parade 2016

Halloween costumed participants pose for a photograph during the annual Halloween Parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016. Here are some of our highlights… (All photos by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO) […]