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Photo: A self-checkout machine installed in the demonstration experiment of "Mirai no Post Office" in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on the afternoon of July 14.

Self-checkout machines installed in the "Post Office of the Future" pilot project in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on the afternoon of April 14.

　Japan Post announced on April 14 that it would start a demonstration experiment of a "post office of the future" incorporating a self-checkout system at the Otemachi Post Office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on April 15. The self-checkout system allows customers to weigh letters and other items themselves and pay for them with credit cards or electronic money instead of cash. A lounge where customers can relax while waiting is also set up, combining the advantages of digital and brick-and-mortar stores.

　The lounge displays original post office goods and local specialties, which can also be purchased as gifts. A "digital ticketing machine" that allows customers to check congestion status online has also been installed, as well as a booth where customers can receive online consultations on financial products.　

Lounge set up at the "Mirai no Post Office" in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on the afternoon of April 14.