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Things Japanese: A collection of short stories (Volume 1)(Paperback)

A collection of short stories that celebrates contemporary writing on things Japanese. These stories will warm your heart, leave you feeling fuzzy and warm, and crave things Japanese. The stories are rooted in direct experience of things Japanese that explore relationships, perceptions, attitudes, culture, identity, and desire. Theses stories confirm that Japan continues to fascinate and touch people on many levels.

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HRP-4C sings Hitoto Yo’s “Hanamizuki.” – CEATEC Japan 2009

Submitted By: Kyle Reynolds 17 October 2009 667 views No Comment

Loaded with Yamaha’s Vocaloid singing voice synthesizer software, the HRP-4C female fashion model/humanoid robot can now give her animated counterparts a go for their money.

The HRP-4C robot was developed by AIST. The anime-faced humanoid with slightly oversized eyes, a tiny nose and shoulder length hair boasts 42 motion motors programmed to mimic the movements of flesh-and-blood fashion models. At just over 5 feet tall and 95 pounds in weight, she’s thin enough to give the other girls on the catwalk a turn. And the manga-inspired face, with a tiny nose and large eyes, should keep the plastic surgery market afloat in even in the most dire economic climates. Unlike modern models, however, the HRP-4C walks down the runway with constantly bent knees and is fully capable of smiling. In case you are looking for an HRP-4C of your own, a similar model will cost you $3 million dollars.

Her latest foray was in cosplay as Hatsune Miku at CEATEC Japan 2009…