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  • Japanā€™s new emergency drones, Japanese surgeons using AI while digging around in your guts, and how China might be using TikTok algos to fuel resentment in the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

    SHOW NOTES

    WUT

    Japan bullet trains host wrestling, dining events in new travel trend

    JAPAN

    Honda logs record annual profits on hybrid sales, weak yen

    Tokyo police to set up 24-hour lost and found lockers

    SOCIETY 5.0

    KDDI to deploy drones at 1,000 Japan locations to aid disaster relief

    More stores in Japan using AI for discounts, other purposes to combat food loss

    Tokyo startup devises AI system to help with endoscopic surgery

    Keidanren in call to make Japan an ā€˜AI, robotics powerhouseā€™  | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

    US, Japan universities and tech giants Amazon, Nvidia partner on privacy-respecting AI

    Making global efforts to realize ā€˜Society 5.0ā€™

    Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI

    Mapping The Number Of AI Startups By Country

    Startup grows sea alga to slash greenhouse gas in cattle burps

    CHINA

    Chinese buoy in East China Sea remains a thorn in Japanā€™s side

    China Ships Reefs

    Students largely sympathize with Hamas, get most war info from TikTok: shocking survey

    TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal

    Japan defense chief urges higher security after drone video of warship posted on China social media

  • ON PODCAST 152

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    Japanā€™s Space Debris Challenge, the expanding role of Facial Recognition in Japan, and Dedollorization with Japanā€™s Central Bank scrambling to uderstand why.

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    SHOW NOTES

    STRANGE ITEM

    Japan startup reveals 'world's first' close-up space debris image

    COVID

    Japan discarding 240 mil. COVID vaccine doses, worth $4.3 bil.

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Launch of edge facial recognition system for industrial PCs that promotes DX in factories and offices

    Triple Eyes - Setagaya Ward Adopts AI Facial Recognition System AIZE for Attendance Management (Triple Eyes Orig)

    DXYZ's facial recognition system packaged with Mitsubishi Estate's comprehensive smart home services

    Can AI help solve Japanā€™s labour shortages?

    Japanā€™s first hydrogen-fuelled ferry begins service

    Tokyo exhibition looks at what technology will be like in 2050  

    Japan city streams AI avatar vids of mayor speaking English to connect with foreigners

    SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

    Balikatan to stir up new trouble as it lures Japan

    China coast guard confronts Japanese politicians in disputed East China Sea area

    Another US precision-guided weapon falls prey to Russian electronic warfare, US says

    Is China stockpiling resources in case of future war?

    DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN

    Russia, China reach near complete de-dollarization in bilateral trade

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  • Japanā€™s AI Bear Detection Tech, Japanese government to use Google and Microsoft for AI Governance, and Chinaā€™s AI Laser Submarines. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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    STRANGE TIMES

    Baby-crying sumo contest

    JAPAN

    Japan's ruling party loses all 3 seats in by-elections

    Japan, EU to boost economic security ties, reduce dependency on China

    India to surpass Japan as 4th-largest economy in 2025, IMF says

    COVID

    Japan discarding 240 mil. COVID vaccine doses, worth $4.3 bil.

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Japan to trial AI scheme for spotting bears as attacks on humans rise

    EU-Japan to cooperate on AI, data flows

    Microsoft, Google partner with Japanese cities on AI rules

    Can AI help solve Japanā€™s labour shortages?

    Japanā€™s first hydrogen-fuelled ferry begins service

    Tokyo exhibition looks at what technology will be like in 2050  

    Japan city streams AI avatar vids of mayor speaking English to connect with foreigners

    CHINA

    China Confirms Itā€™s Building a 4th Aircraft Carrierā€”and the Tables Are Turning

    China closing in on laser-propelled fast, stealth subs

  • ON PODCAST 150

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    Japanā€™s top-down strategies that insist on diversity in the country, Japanā€™s role in the Supply Chain Wars, and how Japan could get caught up in the Dedollarization Movement.

    Show Notes

    ODD JAPANESE ITEM

    Water-absorbing, quick-drying umbrella holder

    JAPAN

    Sony, Nature magazine create award for female researchers

    Seniors 75 and older top 20 million in Japan for the first time

    'Understanding systemic discrimination' new students' 1st homework: U. of Tokyo president

    Kishida secures $2.9 bil investment from Microsoft

    Japan's elderly population living alone to jump 47% by 2050

    SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

    Southern island worries it will host long-range missiles

    Phl, Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement May Be Signed By Yearend ā€“ Envoy | OneNews.PH

    Russian and China warn NATO to stay out of Asia

    Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students

    Japan will prove a worthy collaborator with AUKUS

    NATO and a Taiwan contingency

    DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN

    US deficit poses ā€˜significant risksā€™ to global economy, warns IMF

    DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

    Meitetsu Bus joins hands with central Japan city to train foreign bus drivers
    Japan's population falls below 125 mil; down for 13th straight year

    CHINA

    US, Vietnam fear Cambodiaā€™s China-backed canal could serve military goals

    China Confirms Itā€™s Building a 4th Aircraft Carrierā€”and the Tables Are Turning

    China is moving towards full monetary independence

    NORTH KOREA

    North Korea can use gene-editing tech to craft military bioweapons, US warns

    GREEN JAPAN

    Sumitomo Electric Unveils New Material Made from Recycled CO2 and Metal

    Hitachi Zosen Leads Decarbonization of Shipping Industry with Green Methanol Technology

  • ON PODCAST 149

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    Review of a new Japan paper detailing rising cancer rates in Japan post-Covid Jab, Self-Driving Buses in Japan, and Making Your Carbon FootPrint ā€œFUNā€ at the Osaka Expo!

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    Show Notes

    ODD NEWS

    World's 1st recycled diapers go on sale at stores in southwest Japan

    COVID

    Increased Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality After the Third mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticle Vaccine Dose During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Japan eyes launch of new dialogue framework on int'l AI regulations

    Fujitsu Given Guidance over My Number System Problem - JIJI PRESS

    Japan's first "maximum speed on general roads" autonomous driving level 4 bus to be realized No driver required, finally 60 km driving OK

    Water DX ~ Health check of water pipes using artificial satellites and AI 

    SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 opens across the city on April 27 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

    SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Press Preview Reveals Exciting Sustainable Technological Innovations

    JR East to offer online banking, capitalize on reward points

    NTT's new generative AI platform able to parse diagrams, charts

    SDF begins Tomahawk missile training for FY2025 deployment

    Yomiuri Shimbun, NTT Announce Joint Proposal on Shaping Generative AI

    Microsoft to invest $2.9 bil. in Japan to enhance AI data centers

    United States and Japan Announce Two New University-Corporate AI Partnerships Worth $110 Million

    Carbon Footprint Management System

    Going Green at Osaka Expo: New App Makes Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Fun

    Oracle to invest $8 bil in Japan to respond to growing AI demand

  • One of the worldā€™s top War Correspondents, Michael Yon (X), joins the Japan Wut Podcast to talk about the anti-WHO Pandemic Treaty rallies in Japan, and how his analysis of being in the Darien Gap, the Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong and more applies to Japanā€™s current situation. Michael Yon has written a series of books to help the Japanese public understand modern day information war. Heā€™s not in Japan to only view the cherry blossoms, folks. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

    Michael Yonā€™s Books HERE

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  • Japan startup aims to overtake Tesla in the EV game, China escalates the Supply Chain War with more Blockchain Payments, and Japan is getting sucked deeper into the USā€™ Military Industrial Complex. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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    Show Notes

    SOCIETY 5.0

    OpenAI to open its first Asia office in Tokyo this month

    Japan Rad develops "deepfake detection system"--provides beta version for companies

    Next up is mass production of fully self-driving EVs from Japan, surpassing Tesla.

    Tokyo bets big on hydrogen with moves to boost commercial fuel cell vehicles

    AWS invests $15bn into Japan's data ecosystem amidst AI boom

    CHINA

    China launches Blockchain project for Belt and Road initiative

    Cambodia getting a China-backed, game-changing canal

    China Bets Big on Military AI

    China: Cosco and China Shipping merger plan receives Beijing approval

    Chinese textile industry's growing innovation capacity help unleash new opportunities in global market

    SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

    Japan designates 5 airports, 11 seaports for use by SDF, JCG

    Japan needs 'hulls in the water' to defend Red Sea: Armitage report

    AUKUS weighs expanding security pact with Japan to deter China, FT says

    Upgrade eyed for U.S. Forces Japan commander: sources

    U.S. experts urge revamp of military command architecture with Japan

    STRANGE

    Debt-laden Tokyo woman lured into overseas prostitution describes abuse by clients

  • ON PODCAST 146

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    The hotel industry jumps into AI monitoring, Japanā€™s iconic vending machines get an algorithm injection, and the Eet Ze Bugs industry takes their aim at fish.

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    Show Notes

    HIGH OR NOT HIGH

    Man arrested after pressing naked butt against water faucet in Tokyo park

    JAPAN

    Japan's February household spending falls 0.5%, down for 12th month

    Shizuoka governor to resign after gaffe insulting vegetable sellers

    Japanese firms' plans for CO2 export, storage in Southeast Asia on rise

    SOCIETY 5.0

    AI is spying on the food we throw away

    Uber to launch ride-hailing services in Japan

    NEC provides facial recognition payment service for demonstration of local currency service by TOPPAN Digital

    Chino Chamber of Commerce and Industry conducts demonstration experiment of facial recognition payment at physical stores, making payments easy even for people who do not have or are unfamiliar with smartphones

    Kirin vending machines utilize SoftBank's proprietary AI algorithm; joint demonstration results show that demand forecasts were highly accurate compared to actual sales.

    EAT THE BUGS

    Making Aquaculture More Sustainable: Marubeni Farms Yellowtail on Insect-Based Feed

    JAPAN/NATO

    Estonian PM Kaja Kallas to become the new NATO chief Kaja Kallas (WIKI)

  • Japanā€™s Shohei Ohtani bats against against an AI version of himself, and a deep dive on Japanā€™s positions in the Carbon Credit Trade by leveraging its AI systems in the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in ā€” You are living in Interesting Times.

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    Show Notes

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Japan considering legally binding regulations for AI developers

    New AI traffic project developed in Hungary, Turkey and Japan

    Robots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher

    SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

    Japan eyes rules for firms to disclose greenhouse gas emissions data

    "Everyone Is Panicking": Major Cocoa Processor Scrambles To Find Beans As Prices Hyperinflate

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    The world of coffee being reordered by EU laws to stop cutting of forests

    Experts exchange views on use of international carbon credits

    NEC And Sumitomo Corporation Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement To Expand Global Sales Of The CropScope Agricultural ICT Platform

    CropScope innovates agricultural operations with digital agriculture utilizing AI and data analytics

    Optimize the entire value chain players in food and agriculture

    Taiwan's Smart City Summit & Expo 2024 attracts global carbon trading leaders

    Oita forestry firm signs carbon trade deal with Line operator - The Japan Times

    CHINA

    Taiwan Confirms Presence Of US Green Berets On Islands Very Close To China's Coast

    Taiwan training laser weapons on China's drone threat

    How China ended up financing the Houthisā€™ Red Sea attacks

    INDOPACOM Boss: China ā€˜Soon to Be Worldā€™s Largest Air Forceā€™

    Japan to build shelters on isles near Taiwan in case of attack | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

  • ON PODCAST 144

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    Japanā€™s Computer Vision Companies, Underwater Drone Collaborations, and North Korean IT workers infiltrating Japanese companies ahead of Chinaā€™s possible war on Taiwan. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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    Show Notes

    NEW PRODUCTS

    Honda Unveils Japan's First Plug-In Rechargeable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

    Hydrogen vehicle filling station opens at former Tokyo Olympics site

    JAPAN BUSINESS

    75% unaware of gov't measures on 140-year job to replace Japan's aging water pipes: poll

    SOCIETY 5.0

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    Local governments supporting elderly by promoting cashless payment systems

    From Driverless Cars To Smart Homes: Inside Japan's Futuristic Woven City By Toyota

    Japan Airlines starts drone service in remote areas for disasters

    Japan, Australia to conduct study on underwater drones

    Japan's Defense Ministry looks into photonics for drone warfare

    FEATURE: Local gov'ts supporting elderly by promoting cashless payment systems

    Japan, ASEAN to launch joint QR code payment services in FY2025

    NORTH KOREA

    North Korean IT workers impersonating Japanese nationals to secure jobs: Tokyo

    Kim Jong Un lauds tank unit's history of invading Seoul in headquarters visit

  • Author and former US Navy Intelligence Officer Max von Schuler joins the podcast to discuss his books about informing the Japanese people about the coming collapse of America, and how that might affect Japanā€™s very tight economic and military relationship with the USA. Japan is playing a very dangerous game right now, and almost nobody knows it.

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  • ON PODCAST 142

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    The rising use cases of AI for cultural and political soft power, a WEF Death Cult Economist gets his Japanese booze ad pulled, and Japanā€™s push to adopt ammonia as a green resource. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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    Show Notes

    OMGWTF

    Want to spruce up your bike helmet? Switch over to Oshare-heru

    JAPAN BUSINESS

    Economist who advocated mass suicide pulled from Kirin ad

    TOWARDS EQUALITY: Mercari official deciphers unexplained pay gap

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Japan prof. probes strengths, weaknesses of rapidly evolving AI translation: interview

    AI supercharges threat of disinformation in a big year for elections globally

    New AI tools can record your medical appointment or draft a message from your doctor

    SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

    4 firms plan first ammonia-fueled ammonia carrier ship

    Japan's JERA, IHI to test ammonia as fuel at coal power plant

  • ON PODCAST 141ā€¦

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    The AI Sector gets weird in Japanā€™s Normie World, Tokyo metro to setup new missile shelter, and facial recognition continues to expand in Japanā€™s medical fields. Strap in, you are living in Interesting Times.

    Show Notes

    ODD

    Tokyo to create missile shelter in Azabu-Juban subway station  

    JAPAN BUSINESS

    BOJ discusses an end to negative interest rates

    Honda Unveils Japan's First Plug-In Rechargeable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

    Pushed into corner, Yamaha set to return to domestic production

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Artificial intelligence generates sentences from messages received...Yu Kashii reads out an unstoppable ``love AI novel'' JN

    Ishikawa/Kaga City completes admission to hospitals using MynaCard and facial recognition JN

    My Number Card: Experience the use of insurance cards using facial recognition at a shopping mall

    CHINA

    Chinese Scientists Implant First Pig Liver Into Brain-Dead Human

    China building giant hypersonic railgun for space launches

    SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

    Xinhua Commentary: China-Europe rail route stabilizes global supply chains amid turmoil

  • ON PODCAST 140ā€¦

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    The ā€œEat the Bugsā€ Market is failing in Japan, BRICSā€™ De-dollarisation campaign is affecting Japan, and Japan is facing its own internal Supply Chain War. Strap in ā€” You are living in Interesting Times.

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    Show Notes

    OMGWTF

    Japan-bound US plane makes safe emergency landing in LA after losing tire on takeoff

    EAT THE BUGS

    High school students develop eco-friendly feed using crickets; UN-recommended protein source for chickens

    Eating crickets is at a crossroads due to headwinds; high hopes, deep-rooted resistance / Aichi

    DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN

    Kremlin Reveals Plans to Create a "Politics-Free" BRICS Blockchain-Based Payments System

    Report: Japan's E-Commerce Giant Mercari to Accept BTC Payments

    U.S. embrace of remote working empties offices, weighs on banks

    SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

    ``Logistics sharing'' that breaks common sense: 42 companies from different industries collaborate

    SOCIETY 5.0

    New ride-sharing service to start in Osaka this fall, to be rolled out nationwide in 2025

    Now is our chance to govern AI for womenā€™s empowerment

    Tokyo startup looks to AI to boost gastrointestinal cancer detection

  • New Glass & Laser Tech in Japan that could be used for Power Generation, the promises of Dystopia as a Service, and Japanā€™s plan to bolster its migration influx after meeting and donating to the IOM. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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    Show Notes

    IT'S OMGWTF!

    Japan, Swiss scientists create glass that generates electric current

    Project Silica (Microsoft Femtosecond Laser Storage)

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Tokyo subway installs clear translation screen before 2025 events

    Itochu and SoftBank Invest in Pioneering Nuclear Fusion Startup BLF

    Institute for AI and Beyond Leads Discussions at AI House Davos During the World Economic Forum - SoftBank News. Bringing IT closer to home.

    NEC commercializes "Manufacturing DX video AI analysis solution" that automatically recognizes and measures time of human work from camera images at manufacturing sites

    DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

    Japan Bolsters IOM Global Appeal with USD 32 Million for Humanitarian and Climate Actions

    Mr. TSUGE Yoshifumi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, attended

    The Ministry of Justiceļ¼šCourtesy Visit to the Minister of Justice by the Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

    Japan considers doubling limit on skilled foreign workers

    Up to 820,000 foreign 'specified skilled workers' expected in Japan from FY 2024

    Japan races to court foreign talent as it doubles skilled worker cap

  • A dive into AI Drone Swarms in Japan, AI Shinkansens, and Digitization gone wrong in the case of a foreigner being arrested with the wrong/right ID.

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    IT'S OMGWTF!

    Baby Bird Reincarnation sofa bed

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Japan firms look to AI to bolster disaster prevention and mitigation

    Automate Shinkansen track inspection with vision AI box equipped with FPGA-based SOM

    Shin-Idemitsu and DXYZ introduce facial recognition platform ā€œFreeiDā€ to the first existing condominium in the Kyushu region

    Tokyo police mistakenly arrest Filipino man for allegedly overstaying

    Meta CEO Zuckerberg meets Japan PM Kishida in Tokyo to discuss AI

    Digitalization drive proving tough for Japanese school teachers

    First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment glitch

    DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

    Number of births in Japan hits record low in 2023

    Foreign firefighting volunteers increasing in east Japan prefecture

    'One lifetime, one encounter': Myanmar woman named Japan hot spring guesthouse GM

  • ON PODCAST 137ā€¦

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    A Survey About Japanese Excrement, Innovations in Medical AI Tech, and how Japanese youngsters are seeking opportunity abroad.

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    SHOW NOTES

    IT'S OMGWTF!

    People in Japan more worried about smell of others' excrement than their own: survey

    SOCIETY 5.0

    AI system supports diagnosis of intractable and rare diseases, free website now available

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    Japan firms look to AI to bolster disaster prevention and mitigation

    Uber starts delivering food in Tokyo, solving delivery manpower shortage with robots

    JAPAN BUSINESS

    Shoma moved from Japan to Sydney for a working holiday, but instead he found a financial bonanza

    CHINA

    BYD expands Japan exposure with more EV models, dealership network

    BYD to launch new EV in Japan yearly through 2026 to gain foothold

  • ON PODCAST 136ā€¦

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    ā€¦ We look at how the weaponization of the US Dollar is affecting Japan, the Supply Chain Wars and Japanā€™s place in securing supply and demand, and Japanese robots made out of meat. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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    Show Notes

    DEDOLLAR

    https://www.herald.co.zw/brics-states-ditch-usd-in-95pc-of-trade/

    SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

    Most Japan fishing groups hit by China import ban over Fukushima row

    U.S.-led Indo-Pacific deal on supply chain resilience takes effect

    Japan diversifying seafood export destinations after China ban

    Shipping insurance rates soar on Red Sea missile attacks

    How China is Tightening its Noose on Critical Minerals

    Japan's Defense Ministry hosts Singapore Airshow display for 1st time

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Researchers Create Two-Legged Robot Powered by Muscle Tissue

    Flying Vehicle Company Signs Deal With Drone Maker

    Egypt to manufacture ā€˜KuSuiā€™ device to generate water from air with Japanese technology

    FANUC Iberia Office Expansion in Spain ā€“ Strengthening FANUCā€™s Business in Europe

    FANUC Applications / Fanuc Robot Video 1 / Fanuc Robot Video 2

  • ON PODCAST 134ā€¦

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    ā€¦ We deep dive on Facial Recognition Tech in Kyushu, Japan re-emerging as a chip hub, and how Chinaā€™s scorched-earth policy in its real-estate market could be part of the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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    TOPIC LIST

    IT'S OMGWTF!

    Watch that melted during atomic blast over Hiroshima sells for more than $31,000

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Marubeni tests facial recognition payments on local transportation on Kumamoto city streetcars

    Trial/NEC collaboration ā€œface recognitionā€ demonstration experiment

    Facial recognition cash register is efficient as you can pay by looking into the camera for 1-2 seconds...Trial HD and NEC

    Facial recognition for unmanned hotels Hotels are opening one after another in central Miyazaki City

    JAPAN BUSINESS

    Japanese investors raise a glass to Nikkei record

    Outbound tourism still low after COVID-19, inbound recovers

    CHINA

    China's central bank buys 10 tonnes of gold, extending its buying spree to 15 straight months

    China to spend US$1 billion to revamp Tanzania-Zambia railway to move minerals

    Is the CCP Deliberately Undermining China's Economy?

  • ON PODCAST 134ā€¦

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    ā€¦ We discuss new uses of Facial Recognition and QR Codes in Japan, the Last Naked Man Festival in Japan, and the importance of Localizing AI Infrastructure. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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    Show Notes Ep. 134

    IT'S OMGWTF!

    Japan's horrible opinion titles

    SOCIETY 5.0

    Public servant uses QR codes for safety on Tokyo subway system

    A Conversation with the Founder of NVIDIA: Who Will Shape the Future of AI?

    Sanyodo Shoten Toyota store opens unmanned at night, adopts facial recognition, opens 24 hours, plans to open 5 stores by March next year

    DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

    Japan to boost child allowances to tackle falling birthrate

    88-year-old woman arrested for dangerous driving after hitting 3 children

    1,000-Year-Old ā€˜Naked Menā€™ Festival Held for the Last Time