“I held on to the special ones,” Carol told the Irish Examiner. “We loved playing with the dolls together. Having those moments with her is something I’ll always treasure. She loved ...

This special focuses on a group of men who have fallen in love with their life-size dolls, called "Real Dolls." For these men, their $10,000 lifelike, built-to-order creations have replaced human ...

Saying Farewell to Once-Loved Dolls at Hofu Tenmangu Shrine Each year, Hofu Tenmangu shrine in Yamaguchi Prefecture holds a "doll appreciation festival" at which people can give their now-unwanted ...