The First Android (Japanese) that was mentioned (Score 1)

I think the first android that was mentioned in the article is the one shown in this link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4714135.stm

From the photos, I'd say that the Japanese one looks more life-like, but that could just be because of the close-up on the Korean one.

Also, I think they both count as androids simply because they look (at least semi-convincingly) human, rather than anything really technically sophisticated. Check what Answers.com has to say:

http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=android&gwp= 13