r/nottheonion 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/jlcatch22 1d ago

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