More Evidence that the Japanese are Just F-ing WEIRD
 

They've invented the Robot Handie....

http://tinyurl.com/mnaeluc

The Second Law of Robotics is: A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings.

Over the weekend, a virtual sex simulator debuted in Japan, Kotaku reported. The "VR Tenga" is the product of a joint effort from adult toy company Tenga and virtual reality pioneer Oculus VR, the company behind an immersive virtual reality headset called the Oculus Rift.

The VR Tenga was unveiled at an Oculus Rift game jam in Tokyo and, as can be seen in the NSFW video above, has at least a few people excited. Buzzfeed explains how the contraption gets the robo-job done:

The device attaches a Novint Falcon—a grip-based, haptic controller—to a Tenga, a Japanese industrial masturbator. Used as intended, the user would insert his penis into the Tenga, which would be manipulated by the Falcon. All the while the user views on his Oculus some sort of visual stimulation synced to the movement of the hybrid Falcon/Tenga.

In a HuffPost/YouGov survey conducted in April, eighteen percent of respondents said they believed sex robots would be available by 2030, while only nine percent said they would have sex with a robot if they had the opportunity.

Who could resist?

This is what a society living in the nearly complete absence of Judeo-Christian values looks like.

Instant billionaires.

I like where their head is at...but this sounds kinda lame. I want all the nasty sex of a live female, but maybe without all the other stuff that comes with it....excessive talking....badgering....constant spending of money.....complaining....that sort of thing

Japan's taken a bizarre turn.

They have to encourage folks in their early 20s to have sex. For many it's seen as too much hassle or just kinda dirty. Japanese officials are worried about a population collapse.

Here's the first article I could find on it, but there are several out there:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor...in_sex_or.html

They're fast approaching a culture of extreme isolationism.

There are a ton of lessons to be learned from Japanese society, I just have a hard time figuring out exactly what they are. I guess your point regarding judeo-Christian values has some merit, but that sure seems simple. Afterall, I know plenty of secular folks that have no problem interacting with the opposite sex.

I think it's far more complicated than that.

Either Japan will lead the world in 30 years, or it will be completely irrelevant. It's hard to see a middle ground here and the latter seems far more likely.

More and more men feel that way in this country. Not enough to matter, but it's just such a hassle to raise a family anymore. Especially the more educated males. Why would I ever get hooked up with some female for a long period of time to mate with her and raise a family? If we ever disagree enough to dissolve the contract, males are looking at not being around their child and losing half their possessions/wealth. It's not a good agreement and as a male you're making a 50 percent bet to get taken to the cleaners.

Billay will be the first planeteer to have one

Americans shouldn't be so quick to mount the high horse when taking shots at Japan. The USA's rate of "millenials" that are either jobless or living at home are pretty sad. Japan's ruthless corporate culture is to largely to blame for that.

At least our young people screw... but educated types are putting off child rearing entirely or late in life which correlates with health problems in a notable rate of births. We're accelerating toward the world in Idiocracy.. which is nice.

What if it decides to clench down real hard while tugging?

I may get skewered for this but I think Dane's point applies somewhat to our society as well...

Was more evidence even needed?

The difference is that while many people in America choose to be agnostic or atheist, the overwhelming majority were raised, at least to one degree or another, with Judeo-Christian values and teachings.

When you have an entire society raised in absence of those values and teachings, especially in the technological and cold world that we live in today, what appears "bizarre" to outsiders seems perfectly normal to those living within that society.

Divorce rates are actually much lower for non religious people.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm

Not quite getting this. Don't they sell plenty of sex-related stuff in the good ol' U.S. of A?

Dane isn't talking about religion per say, its more about moral code that majority of the USA goes off is based on Judeo-Christian values.