The Way We Live Now: big—in Japan. Yea, our cities are doing great—in Japan. We hit all our bingo numbers—in Japan. That real estate recovery's a-comin'—in Japan. Now if only someone would lend us some money...

A humanoid robot with plastic pigtails, flashing eyes, and flowers glued to its head gave the vows at a Japanese couple's wedding. Her name is i-Fairy, she has a 4-year-old girl's voice, and she will soon lead the robot uprising.

California has finally realized the only way to rescue itself from the sinking tarpit of its fiscal crisis is to pimp out Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's why the Governator is doing ads in Japan, tagged with the slogan "It's-Got-Everything-fornia!"

Ever wanted to see a talking robot vending machine? Here is a gallery.