The soroban (算盤, そろばん?, counting tray) is an abacus developed in Japan. It is derived from the suanpan, imported from China to Japan around 1600.[1] Like the suanpan, the soroban is still used today, despite the proliferation of practical and affordable pocketelectronic calculators.
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