The second generation of the MR2 was released by Toyota in 1989. Compared to its predecessor, the first generation MR2, the body size was enlarged and the engine was turbocharged to increase power. The engines used in the MR2 were the NA '3S-GE', a representative of Toyota's sports engines, and its turbocharged version, the '3S-GTE', The engine was transversely mounted mid-ship. The car was improved many times over the 10 years from the start of sales in 1989 to the end of production in 1999, and throughout its life cycle it was a car with extremely high driving performance. Despite its mid-ship characteristics, it boasted high turning and traction performance. It is also a car that is still active in gymkhana competitions in Japan due to its high driving performance.

Technology developed by Yamaha to model the human voice and perform the human voice as an electronic musical instrument. Vocaloid technology was made public by Yamaha and a variety of Vocaloid software was sold by various companies. In Japan, Vocaloid songs, illustrations and videos of secondary creation became so popular that they could be described as a social phenomenon, and the technology has come to be fully recognised as a part of Japanese culture.

Very popular vocaloid that reproduces the human voice on a computer, marketed by Clapton Future Media. She has long pink hair and blue eyes. Her voice is modelled by voice actor Yuu Asakawa. Compared to other Vocaloids, she excels at singing calm tunes, and is the first Vocaloid with two voice databases, one in Japanese and one in English, making her ideal for singing J-Pop and English-speaking songs, where Japanese and English lyrics are often mixed. It is also good at singing English-speaking songs and J-Pop, which often mixes Japanese and English lyrics.