From August 2, 1999 to July 2004, The "WiLL" project was a joint project in which companies from different industries, such as Toyota, Panasonic, Kinki Nippon Tourist, and Kokuyo, released products and services under the same brand. "WiLL VS" is the second car released under the WiLL brand by Toyota, an automobile manufacturer. Although the WiLL VS was released exclusively for the Japanese market, its unveiling was held outside of Japan at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Its styling was inspired by stealth bombers and stealth fighters. The body was redesigned based on the Toyota Corolla, but a grade equipped with a higher output engine than the Corolla was prepared and released as a model boasting high dynamic performance.

A technology developed by Yamaha Corporation that models the human voice and performs the human voice as an electronic musical instrument. Vocaloid technology was publicized by Yamaha, and a variety of Vocaloid software was released by various companies. In Japan, Vocaloid songs, illustrations, and videos have become a social phenomenon, and have gained full citizenship as a part of the Japanese culture.

A very popular vocaloid that reproduces human voices on a computer, marketed by Clapton Future Media. A single software application can control the voices of two people, Rin (female voice) and Len (male voice). Both Rin and Len's voices are modeled by voice actress Asami Shimoda. Although they look so much alike that they could be considered identical twins, the twinning was not chosen to allow for a variety of interpretations by the audience. They have powerful singing voices.

A very popular vocaloid that reproduces human voices on a computer, marketed by Clapton Future Media. A single software application can control the voices of two people, Rin (female voice) and Len (male voice). Both Rin and Len's voices are modeled by voice actress Asami Shimoda. Although they look so much alike that they could be considered identical twins, the twinning was not chosen to allow for a variety of interpretations by the audience. They have powerful singing voices.