A Japanese toymaker will produce a human-sized version of a Japanese anime hero. Standing five-foot tall the anime robot can do a pose, make robotic noises and shoot his machine gun. The toys will be based on anime hit Gundam. It is a cult hit both in the U. S. and Japanese television.

A Japanese elementary school has enrolled a 7-year-old boy, diagnosed as suffering from a gender identity disorder, as a girl. Though a law enacted in 2004 allows Japanese adults with such a disorder to change their gender in their family registries, this is the first time a young child is officially recognized as having a gender identity disorder.

Proving that even the oldest professional occupation in the world can get some equality in today's world, those in the world of prostitution and the like will be able to deduct taxes on items used in the sex industry. Prostitutes, strippers, and lap dances can now claim tax deductions on condoms, lubricants, gels and other items, according to a fact sheet issued on the Australian Taxation Office's official Web site.

A toddler got stuck in one of the classic toy machines where you have to maneuver a claw over the item you want, and hope it catches it. According to reports, a 3-year-old boy crawled through the toy discharge chute in the Toy Chest claw machine at Godfathers Pizza at 600 West Oakland Avenue in Austin.

Local police are investigating the theft of more than $1,500 worth of sex toys stolen during the Southeastern Erotic Cultural Conference in Jacksonville over the weekend. The victims are three women who were selling the adult novelties at the convention being held at the Radisson Riverwalk Hotel.