Gov't to try sightseeing info gizmo for foreign tourists

Gov't to try sightseeing info gizmo for foreign tourists

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa uses a palm-size device to obtain sightseeing info in English, Chinese and Korean in Tokyo's Asakusa district on April 12. The ministry began a trial run of a portable, interactive computer system for tourists from abroad.

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