Yes, Japan finally has a robot girlfriend. And sure, she’s only 38cm (~15″) tall, but hey– haven’t you ever read that one chapter of Bondage Faeries in which the human author finds a teensy fairy and they still manage to–

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Right, anyway. The most amusing thing about this to me isn’t the fact that it exists, which was only a matter of time. It’s the fact that Japan figures that what men will find sexiest is not some Barbie-esque boobalicious babe, but a robot chick.

Ah, Japan.

The Nothing To Do With Arbroath blog has an interesting article up: apparently some businessmen in Japan go to school to learn the most effective way to smile. Smiles can apparently “can serve as a lubricant in business.”

And we all know how much Japanese men love their lubes!