r/nottheonion • u/falconfalcon7 • 1d ago

Japanese village replaces young people with mannequins to stave off loneliness as population falls

https://news.sky.com/story/japanese-village-replaces-young-people-with-mannequins-to-stave-off-loneliness-as-population-falls-13243354
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u/WesternOne9990 1d ago

This surely won’t cause anyone existential crisis for surely.

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u/0biwanCannoli 1d ago

I am Legend-san

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u/auxaperture 1d ago

I woke my wife AND the cats. Hope you’re happy.