mkdir -p catkin_ws/src
cd  catkin_ws/src
wstool init .
wstool set --git jsk-ros-pkg/jsk_3rdparty https://github.com/jsk-ros-pkg/jsk_3rdparty.git -y
wstool update -t .
source /opt/ros/$ROS_DISTRO/setup.bash
rosdep install -y -r --from-paths . --ignore-src
cd ../
catkin build aques_talk
source devel/setup.bash

roslaunch aques_talk aques_talk.launch

$ rostopic pub /robotsound_jp  sound_play/SoundRequest "{sound: -3, command: 1, volume: 10.0, arg: 'こんにちわ', arg2: ''}"
$ rostopic pub /robotsound_jp  sound_play/SoundRequest "{sound: -3, command: 1, volume: 10.0, arg: 'こんにちわピーアールツー', arg2: ''}"

import rospy
from sound_play.libsoundplay import SoundClient

rospy.init_node('say_node')

client = SoundClient(sound_action='robotsound_jp', sound_topic='robotsound_jp')

client.say('こんにちは')

# note that
client.say('Hello')
# does not work ! Use
client.say('Hello', voice='en')

Wrong -> Correct
20時です -> 20じです # Kanji is sometimes mispronounced.
fetch15 -> フェッチ15 # fetch is pronounced as エフ、イー、ティー、シー、エイチ
73B2 -> 7,3,B,2 # 73B2 is pronounced as ななじゅうさんビーに
私の名前は -> 私の名前わ