Hello, my name is Mitsui from Kodensha's Sales Department. Have you ever heard of text-to-speech software? Generally, when you hear the word "text-to-speech," the first thing that comes to mind is a stereotypical robot in a cartoon or a voice saying "We are aliens" in front of a fan (at least that's what it sounded like to me). However, when you listen to the latest speech synthesis, it sounds as if a person is really speaking. It has been adopted as an e-learning material...