U.S. technology giant Google opened its first directly run store outside the United States in Tokyo¡¯s fashionable Omotesando district Thursday.
The store sells smartphones and offers repair services.
Having two stories above ground and one below, it is larger than any of Google¡¯s 10 retail outlets in the United States.
On the second floor, visitors can use artificial intelligence-powered tools to create avatars and design virtual spaces.
¡°Japan is a highly critical market,¡± Mauria Finley, vice president of Google Store, said.
¡°We look forward to learning from every interaction and feedback we receive from our customers here in Omotesando, which will help guide the future of Google stores worldwide,¡± she added.
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