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Osaka god "Billiken" transfers magical power to its robot version

Osaka god "Billiken" transfers magical power to its robot version

Masaaki Nishigami, president of a company operating the Tsutenkaku (heaven-reaching) tower, holds the second-generation Billiken-san wooden guardian god to inject magical power into its robot version in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2015. The Billiken-roid robot answers in the Kansai dialect if spoken to. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsutenkaku tower celebrates 60th anniversary

Tsutenkaku tower celebrates 60th anniversary

Masaaki Nishigami (L), chief of the operator of Tsutenkaku tower, a much-loved landmark in the western Japan city of Osaka, celebrates the 60th anniversary of its opening with a decorative paper ball on Oct. 28, 2016. More than 1.12 million people visited the 108-meter tower in the 2015 business year, including increasing numbers of foreign tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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