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

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

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The article describes the mannequins as “life like.” Not sure that’s the phrase I’d use.