Falling Out of Love with Holography

Anyone who has been involved with holography for any length of time will have had periods of frustration with the technology. But the story of a Japanese man who literally fell out of love with his hologram wife is taking things to extremes.

Akihiko Kondo, a Japanese man who made headlines in 2018 when he married a hologram of the virtual pop star Hatsune Miku, revealed he can no longer talk to his wife.

As reported by the Japanese daily Mainichi Shinbun1, Kondo is best known for entering into an official marriage with an AI-powered hologram of the internationally popular character, which was produced by tech start-up Gatebox. While the marriage is not officially recognized by the Japanese government, Kondo spent about 2 million yen (approximately $17,300) to hold a wedding ceremony, which was attended by 39 close friends but not the man’s family.