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OSAKA: The “Mirai Ningen Sentak­uki” (human washing machine of the fut­ure), a fully automatic bathing machine ex­­­­­­h­­­­­i­­­b­­ited at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, will be exported for the first ...

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OSAKA — The “Mirai Ningen Sentakuki” (human washing machine of the future), a fully automatic bathing machine exhibited at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, will be exported for the first time this spring.

OSAKA – The “Mirai Ningen Sentakuki” (human washing machine of the future), a fully automatic bathing machine exhibited at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, will be exported for the first time this spring.