Virtual radio news presenter trial to air from July in Japan

A local western Japanese news radio program featuring a virtual presenter has begun a month-long test run.The program, which converts a news script into an audio broadcast, was developed by electronics maker Sony Corp. and Kyodo News Digital Co.News stories and weather forecasts are being delivered by a female-voiced virtual newsreader named Midori Sawamura. While only a voice on radio, she appears as a computer-generated animated character on screen.The trial run is taking place on a weekly radio program "Radio Monster!" by Nankai Broadcasting Co. based in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.A dem…READ FULL ARTICLE