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Primary school students make world's longest 'soroban'

ONO, Japan - Primary school students in Ono, Hyogo Prefecture, have made the world's longest traditional Japanese 'soroban' or abacus. The 10.1-meter calculator was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records.

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Primary school students make world's longest 'soroban'

ONO, Japan - Primary school students in Ono, Hyogo Prefecture, have made the world's longest traditional Japanese 'soroban' or abacus. The 10.1-meter calculator was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records. (Kyodo)

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Merchant holding soroban,an abacus

A man with a top-knot calculates figures on his abacus. In front of him is an old-fashioned account book and a writing tool box is by his side. A drawer is placed in the background.==Date:Middle Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number16‐14‐0]

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Japanese city to donate abacuses to Tonga

KOBE, Japan - A man shows boxes of used abacuses, called ''soroban'' in Japanese, collected from areas of Japan in Ono, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2010. The city plans to donate the abacuses to Tonga to help arithmetic education. (Kyodo)