Hatsune Miku brings about change in Japan music scene

TOKYO, Japan - Graphics designer Atsushi Wakamura smiles in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012, in front of computer panels showing promotion videos he has created for Hatsune Miku, a computer-generated idol singer. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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