Woman 'allowed to use remote control' for first time

For the first time ever, a Japanese female was allowed to take possession of a TV remote control and be 'in charge' of the television.

The groundbreaking controlled experiment could lead to new legislation in Japan, where it's been illegal for women to touch remote controls - or the buttons of any entertainment device - since the 1950s.



Clearly nervous from the responsibility, Yuki Hiroshi was chosen because of her 'neutral' tastes in television. She decided to flip to Channel 9 and watched a documentary about squirrels, which was greeted by polite applause from the invited audience of technology company executives.

The demonstration was then hurriedly brought to an end as she accidentally put the TV on one of the AV channels and couldn't get the picture back, then fainted from stress. Clearly lots of work must be done before any new law is passed!