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An Augmented Reality Japanese Pop Star Of Your Very Own

Japan’s beloved virtual pop goddess Hatsune Miku, star of her own video game series and hundreds of thousands of user-create YouTube videos, is now the voice of the 2011 Toyota Corolla, and you can hold her in the palm of your hand.

May 10, 2011
In Real Life

A Very Unlikely Mother (Daughter?)

It doesn’t matter if she holds concerts or appears in crappy commercials, Miku Hatsune is only virtual and certainly not some 12-year-old kid’s mother.

December 3, 2010
In Real Life

Decide If This Boy Band Ripped Off A Digital Tune

The music might sound familiar. That’s because it is.

April 22, 2010
In Real Life

Jet Skis For Japanese Geeks (Jet Skis!)

In Japan, cars covered with stickers depicting anime and game characters are called itasha, or literally “painmobile”. Bicycles covered in stickers are called itachari (“paincycle”). And jet skis?

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