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Olympus set to launch capsule endoscope in Europe

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Medical Systems Corp. said Oct. 13 it will launch a capsule endoscope (ih handout photo) for the small bowel on Oct. 24 in 33 European countries including Britain, France and Germany. The capsule, measuring 11 millimeters in diameter and 26 mm in length, will be swallowed to transmit two images per second to a recorder unit via a built-in antenna until it is expelled through the anus, the medical systems unit of Japanese camera maker Olympus Corp. said.

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Olympus set to launch capsule endoscope in Europe

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Medical Systems Corp. said Oct. 13 it will launch a capsule endoscope (ih handout photo) for the small bowel on Oct. 24 in 33 European countries including Britain, France and Germany. The capsule, measuring 11 millimeters in diameter and 26 mm in length, will be swallowed to transmit two images per second to a recorder unit via a built-in antenna until it is expelled through the anus, the medical systems unit of Japanese camera maker Olympus Corp. said. (Kyodo)

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JR East unveils inside of new luxury sleeper train

Photo taken March 16, 2017, at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo shows a toilet equipped with a nozzle for washing an artificial anus, part of the barrier-free room inside Train Suite Shiki-Shima, East Japan Railway Co.'s new luxury sleeper train. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo