Request for information - unusual DATA request - Japanese

Role Summary

We are exploring a potential voice data collection project in Japan, focusing on family relationships (parents and siblings) . The data will be used for speech recognition or voice model development.

Target Participants

A total of 100 family pairs (200 individuals) consisting of:

Parent Child pairs

Father + son (male child, age 14+)

Mother + daughter (female child, age 14+)

Sibling pairs

• Brothers (male + male, 14+)
• Sisters (female + female, 14+)
• Mixed siblings (male + female, 14+)

Each category includes 20 pairs , totaling 100 pairs (200 participants) .

At least half of the child participants must be aged 14 or above .

• Geographic Coverage
• Participants must be from across Japan , distributed as follows:
• Kanto 30 pairs
• Kansai 30 pairs
• Hokkaido/Tohoku 10 pairs
• Chubu 10 pairs
• Chugoku/Shikoku 10 pairs
• Kyushu 10 pairs
• ️ Total = 100 pairs
• Recording Requirements

Each participant must record

• 1 trigger word pronunciation
• 10 free-form utterances (spontaneous speech)
• Reading aloud (~2 minutes of text)

Technical specifications

• Environment: Quiet indoor space or soundproof room (< 40 dB(A) background noise)
• Equipment: High-quality lavalier microphone placed near the mouth
• Format: WAV , 48kHz, 16-bit, uncompressed
• ️ Project Nature
• Status: Request for Information (RFI) not yet confirmed
• Objective: Assess feasibility, potential resources, and anticipated challenges
• Deliverable: Feedback on availability, capacity, and risks
• ️ Potential Challenges (to assess)

Recruitment difficulty: Finding genuine parent-child or sibling pairs in required age ranges across all Japanese regions.

Recording logistics: Ensuring controlled acoustic environments nationwide.

Equipment consistency: Participants access to or provision of quality lavalier microphones.

Compliance: Managing consent and privacy for minors (1417).

Cost and coordination: Travel, scheduling, and regional distribution management.

In short

This is a Japanese family voice recording RFI involving 100 family pairs (parents and siblings) from various regions of Japan , each recording structured and free speech using high-quality audio standards. The client is seeking to confirm whether vendors can recruit, record, and deliver this dataset and to identify any feasibility concerns before proceeding.