In an earlier post, I wrote about the intersections of gender, technology, and economy using Apple’s “personal assistant” Siri as an example. With the recent release of the Japanese version of Siri, I thought I would provide an update on the available languages and their use of a default masculine or feminine voice.

*Interestingly, German navigation devices that used female voices were recalled because men did not want to take directions from a woman. I guess they are fine with giving directions to a woman...