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Japan, the world's No. 2 economy and important global player, is experiencing the steepest peacetime population decline in history. A combination of low birthrates, changing lifestyles and strict immigration policies may be cause for the fall of a nation once expected to challenge American supremacy on the world stage. Japan's government is looking at several ways to stem the tide; encouraging and providing incentives to couples to have more sex -- and more babies. However, because Japan's insular and xenophobic society will not tolerate the admission of greater numbers of immigrants, Japan's tackling the population problem in a way only it can -- by creating a robot nation.

Japan's issues aren't isolated ... Many European nations, especially & old; countries like Italy, are experiencing the same population contraction. And even though Japan is unique in its problems and solutions, there's a sense that it simply reflects a future much of the rest of the developed world will soon see.

Tune in to watch me interact with Japan's latest robots:
Wednesday, February 18, 10PM EST & 10PM PST
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14 comments // Japan: Robot nation trailer // Video

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    Ooooh! Looks good!

    mischabarrett
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    Awesome..

    localsly
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    FUCK THE ROBOTS, they are totally going to do us all in. Spend your money on the environment, not HAL's kids.

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    check this out. Japan is banned from having a military, so their going to create a robot army. Kamikaze robots.

    turk611
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    That robot in the beginning looked SOOOO REAL!! I wonder if it has interactive reproductive organs?!

    HeroMAY
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    i want the one that was helping disabled people

    kewal91
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    hahaa the expression was price less.. "eeee"

    kewal91
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    this looks cool. nice editing.

    ThomasGreen
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    One thing I dislike about Japan and I do love the culture is that it is indeed so insular and is often labeled as fairly homogenous in many ways it is the exact opposite of Americans culture. However it isn't reflected in thier media in anime/manga. Everything is escapism everything is bright and colorful and of every cultural makeup. In a recent study only .5 percent of manga and anime featuring japanese charachters have apropriate eye color or hair color. To hear a Japanese person say that we beleive all living beings have a soul in this trailer speaking about equity for robots when the problem is strict immigration laws gives me a mixed reaction I don't know whether to laugh or to cry because Japan is a place I would love to live.

    ocanada
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    Nice looking robots.
    How's research with fatal diseases coming?

    IDK.
    Robots=/=Population Increase
    How 'bout more stay at home dads and more fulfilled career moms?
    That seems to be working for Germany, isn't it?

    eboknee
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    Will watch this special though...

    eboknee
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    I've been tweeting this everyday on twitter - can't wait to watch it in 4 minutes!

    kwech
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    this is going to be soooooo good

    silent_line
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    Creepy... reminds me of A.I.

    Mosephine

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