Tourists view gun battery ruins on war island

Tourists view gun battery ruins on war island

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tourists view the ruins of a World War II gun battery on Okinoshima, one of a cluster of four islands in the Inland Sea off Wakayama, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2014. The island is attracting young visitors as it looks like a floating fortress in "Laputa: Castle in the Sky," a 1986 Japanese animation film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

'Road of Laputa' in Kumamoto Pref.

'Road of Laputa' in Kumamoto Pref.

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from the outer rim of the Mt. Aso caldera in the town of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, in October 2011 shows a path called ''Road of Laputa'' above the clouds. Laputa was a floating island or rock in the air which appeared in Jonathan Swift's book ''Gulliver's Travels'' and was also the title of an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki.

Picking solution robot that Nippon Express aims to put to practical use

Picking solution robot that Nippon Express aims to put to practical use

Nippon Express will commercialize a collaborative picking solutionfor logistics warehouses by the end of fiscal 2019, using robots (photo) from Rapyuta Robotics (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Rapyuta Robotics). The company conducted a demonstration at its own distribution warehouse in June. Another demonstration experiment will be conducted in September with the aim of putting the system into practical use. The Laputa robot is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) that assists people in their picking work. The core of the technology is the control and management of multiple robots in accordance with the progress of the work. The robots move along the aisles of the product shelves, show the workers the items to be removed from the shelves, and then transport the removed items. This reduces the range of movement for the worker, leading to reduced workload and time savings. (= July 12, 2019, photo location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY Date: 1986

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY Date: 1986

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY Date: 1986

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY Date: 1986

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY Date: 1986

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY

LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY Date: 1986

Indonesians enjoy world of Ghibli

Indonesians enjoy world of Ghibli

A drafter of Laputa Robot, Caesar Esaputra Sutrisna, poses with his artwork "Laputa Robot" at the World of Ghibli exhibition in Jakarta on Aug. 25, 2017. The exhibition will run until Sept. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

'Road of Laputa' in Kumamoto Pref.

'Road of Laputa' in Kumamoto Pref.

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from the outer rim of the Mt. Aso caldera in the town of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, in October 2011 shows a path called ''Road of Laputa'' above the clouds. Laputa was a floating island or rock in the air which appeared in Jonathan Swift's book ''Gulliver's Travels'' and was also the title of an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki. (Kyodo)

Tourists view gun battery ruins on war island

Tourists view gun battery ruins on war island

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tourists view the ruins of a World War II gun battery on Okinoshima, one of a cluster of four islands in the Inland Sea off Wakayama, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2014. The island is attracting young visitors as it looks like a floating fortress in "Laputa: Castle in the Sky," a 1986 Japanese animation film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. (Kyodo)