By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
July 23, 2024 at 08:00 JST
Visitors to the Sharp Museum can view valuable historical materials in chronological order. One of these is the Soro-cal, which combines an abacus and a calculator in one, since some people doubted the accuracy of calculators when they first appeared. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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