The Virtual Nag Wife [The Japanese Think of Everything]

the virtual wife, a new japanese cell phone service, ensures that busy japanese businessmen eat nutritiously even when their wife isn't there to remind them. the free service sends four text messages to a subscriber per day encouraging him to watch his calorie intake and avoid unhealthy foods. men can choose from four wives, a professional woman, a "kind, pretty" housewife, a young "sporty" trendsetter, and a maid. coincidentally, no "virtual husbands" are available.

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