Smartphone-linked coin laundry service

Kentaro Takanashi, president of self-service laundry operator Wash Plus, shows how various functions on washing machines at his company's coin laundromats can be accessed via a smartphone in Chiba on Nov. 21, 2017. For example, registered members can check the availability of laundry machines, receive notifications that their laundry is done, and obtain receipts by email using their smartphones. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo