Primary school students make world's longest 'soroban'

Primary school students make world's longest 'soroban'

ONO, Japan - Primary school students in Ono, Hyogo Prefecture, have made the world's longest traditional Japanese 'soroban' or abacus. The 10.1-meter calculator was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records.

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