Pure gold Ebisu statuette displayed at Osaka jewelry shop

Pure gold Ebisu statuette displayed at Osaka jewelry shop

OSAKA, Japan - A 130-million-yen pure gold statuette of Ebisu, a Japanese deity known as the guardian of commerce, measuring around 40 centimeters in height and 32 centimeters in width, is displayed on Dec. 26, 2014, at jewelry shop Ginza Tanaka in Osaka's Shinsaibashi shopping district, western Japan. The display started the same day and will run until Jan. 12, 2015.

Pure gold Ebisu statuette displayed at Osaka jewelry shop

Pure gold Ebisu statuette displayed at Osaka jewelry shop

OSAKA, Japan - A 130-million-yen pure gold statuette of Ebisu, a Japanese deity known as the guardian of commerce, measuring around 40 centimeters in height and 32 centimeters in width, is displayed on Dec. 26, 2014, at jewelry shop Ginza Tanaka in Osaka's Shinsaibashi shopping district, western Japan. The display started the same day and will run until Jan. 12, 2015.

Fujitsu devises home robot controlled by cell phone

Fujitsu devises home robot controlled by cell phone

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announces on Oct. 7 in Tokyo that it has developed a home-use robot that can be remotely controlled by mobile phone to run electronic appliances or monitor security. The ambulatory prototype robot is called Maron-1. It consists of a drive mechanism, a multidirectional camera and a programmable system to remotely control appliances. Measuring 32 x 36 x 32 centimeters and weighing 5 kilograms, the Maron-1 can take pictures and transmit them to a cell phone, so the owner can check conditions at home.

Fujitsu devises home robot controlled by cell phone

Fujitsu devises home robot controlled by cell phone

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announces on Oct. 7 in Tokyo that it has developed a home-use robot that can be remotely controlled by mobile phone to run electronic appliances or monitor security. The ambulatory prototype robot is called Maron-1. It consists of a drive mechanism, a multidirectional camera and a programmable system to remotely control appliances. Measuring 32 x 36 x 32 centimeters and weighing 5 kilograms, the Maron-1 can take pictures and transmit them to a cell phone, so the owner can check conditions at home. (Kyodo)

Pure gold Ebisu statuette displayed at Osaka jewelry shop

Pure gold Ebisu statuette displayed at Osaka jewelry shop

OSAKA, Japan - A 130-million-yen pure gold statuette of Ebisu, a Japanese deity known as the guardian of commerce, measuring around 40 centimeters in height and 32 centimeters in width, is displayed on Dec. 26, 2014, at jewelry shop Ginza Tanaka in Osaka's Shinsaibashi shopping district, western Japan. The display started the same day and will run until Jan. 12, 2015. (Kyodo)