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Faced with fewer kids, toymakers target old and young at Tokyo toy show

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  • blvtzpk at 03:29 PM JST - 20th June

    Japan’s toymakers—faced with declining birthrates—rolled out an array of products at the 2008 International Tokyo Toy Show to bring out the inner child in even the oldest grown-ups.

    In 'a nation of 12 year olds', what's the difference?

  • wilbur at 06:22 PM JST - 20th June

    exactly...unlimited customer base

  • serindipity at 10:21 PM JST - 20th June

    Yeah, like that 8" high walking, talking and kissing female robot. There's nothing wrong with that. It's completely normal for an adult man to have a love affair with an 8" robot, isn't it? Or, have I been in Japan too long?

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