日本公司創造了令人毛骨悚然的擁抱椅

Japanese Company Creates Creepy HuggingChair for the Lonely

日本公司爲孤獨人士創造了擁抱椅

Nothing compares to the warm hug of a realperson, but when there's no one else around, this nifty little Japanese invention can do the job quite well. It's called the 'tranquility chair'– its back is shaped like a giant human doll with a friendly face and long arms thatcan wrap around you in an affectionate embrace.

沒有什麼東西可以比得上被人擁抱時的那種感覺，但是當我們身邊沒有這樣的一個人時，日本這個漂亮的小發明就派上用場了。這種東西叫做“平靜椅”——椅背看起來就像是巨型的人類娃娃，面部表情友好，有長長的手臂，可以充滿愛意的抱住你。

The chair is the brainchild of Japanese company UniCare – they're selling the product for 46,000 yen ($419) at the International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition in Tokyo. "It makes you feelsafe," said a UniCare spokesperson. "Anyone can use it, but it is designed forolder people."

這個椅子是日本UniCare公司的產品——在東京巨型的家庭護理和康復展覽會上，這款產品的價格是46000日元，相當於419美元。“它讓你有安全感，任何人都可以使用，但這是爲老年人設計的，”該公司發言人說。

Given that a quarter of Japan's population is current lyover the age of 65, and the number is expected to rise to 40 percent in coming decades, the tranquility chair is really quite apt for the Japanese market. Thecompany has come up with a host of similar products, like 'Life Rhythm Dolls'that are programmed to remind owners to take their medicine or go to the toilet.

目前日本人口有四分之一都已經超過65歲，在未來幾十年，這一比例將達到40%，所以這款椅子還是相當適合日本市場的。該公司還擁有一系列類似的產品，比如“生命節律娃娃”，會提醒主人吃藥或者上廁所。

"They are comforting for people who live alone–they can talk to them and hug them," the spokesperson explained. “Theyalso play old Japanese music, which is nostalgic for older people."

“這些都是用來安慰那些獨自生活的人的——它們可以說話，還會擁抱。還可以播放日本老的音樂，這對老人來說具有懷舊的意義，”這名發言人說。

Inspired by the studies of Professor Hidetata Sasaki, the hugging chair is designed to also help dementia patientsor people suffering from anxiety, fear or uncontrollable anger by helping themrelax.

這款椅子還可以用來幫助那些癡呆症患者，焦慮症患者，恐懼症患者以及無法控制自己憤怒的人，讓他們放鬆。