New virtual anime wife system helps Japanese workers deal with emotional strain of telecommuting soranews24.com

Hikari Aizuma helps workers stay sharp and maintain a balanced lifestyle while working from home.
Like a lot of companies, Japanese tech firm Gatebox has its employees working from home these days, as opposed to having them commute to the office in downtown Tokyo during the coronavirus pandemic.
As shown in the above video, Gatebox’s new /Gate (“Slash Gate”) system combines a speaker with artwork of illustrated company mascot Hikari Aizuma (Aizuma being a play on words with aizuma, the Japanese word for “beloved wife”).
For example, in the video she tells the guy in the blue sweatshirt “Suzuki says it’s time for the meeting.”While the /Gate system appears to be fully functional, it’s currently only for use by Gatebox employees.
製品化を考えるかどうかの参考として、ぜひアンケートにもご協力ください 「/Gate（#スラゲー）」欲しい！？ —Gatebox 公式アカウント (@gatebox) April 10, 2020Of course, if there’s enough interest, there’s the possibility that Gatebox will upgrade the /Gate system to work with its Gatebox virtual live-in anime wife system and its holographic display.