In Japan, robot dogs are for life - and deathHideko Mori (L) and her sister Yasuko watch their robot pet AIBO playing at Hideko's home in TokyoHideko Mori (L) and her sister Yasuko watch their robot pet AIBO playing at Hideko's home in Tokyo (AFP Photo/Toshifumi Kitamura) Incense smoke wafts through the cold air of the centuries-old Buddhist temple as a priest chants a sutra, praying for the peaceful transition of the souls of the departed.
