ANA and Mitsukoshi department store will open "avatar-in store" using an avatar robot
December 4, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - Mitsukoshi department store sales clerk displays a gift box of sweets to All Nippon Airways' (ANA) avatar robot "newme", 150cm tall with a 10-inch display on its face which can be operated from a remote place as ANA and Mitsukoshi department store demonstrate a special shop using newme in Tokyo on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Customers can enjoy shopping at their home using avatar robot as ANA and Mitsukoshi will open a special shop "avatar-in store" at Tokyo's Nihonbashi district on December 5 through 24. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)