JAPAN WUT? Podcast: Recent Episodes
Matt Bigelow
It’s the last episode for the Japan Wut Podcast. Tune in, for the last time.
Before it all begins again.
For today’s AI Music Podcast, we are blending horns, acoustic guitars, and chill hop beats to flow the oncoming autumn. Tune in and up your background music game, today!
Here is the prompt I used for today’s podcast from Suno.com. Go there and experiment with the cutting-edge of AI Music Generation.
Prompt used for these songs available at matthewpmbigelow.com
On this episode we cover Japan Post Bank’s blockchain-based digital yen, The Path to Rebirth Party AI leader, Facial recognition condos spread keyless living, and more!
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I’m blending acoustic blues guitar with chill hop beats, because that’s what I want to listen to today.
Dedicated to Michael and Mana, who are going through tough times.
Stack up! Japan’s race against China’s AI-powered warfare tech and how the $30T SCO economic moves could shake up Japan’s supply chains. Tune in! #Podcast
Japan Wut Podcast drops a new AI music episode! Dive into exotic folk vibes from Europe to Turkey, crafted on Suno.com. Think klezmer with soulful violin, trumpet, acoustic guitar, cajon, & piano. Dance to groovy rhythms & sway to melancholic melodies.
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#AIMusic #Klezmer #FolkMusic #SunoAI
Japan Wut Podcast dives deep! Is JICA’s Africa Hometown project AI surveillance or geopolitical chess vs. BRICS? Discover Japan’s LLMs like tsuzumi & CALM3 battling Big Tech. JPYC stablecoin: freedom or control for your wallet? Tune in for Japan’s tech & global moves!
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#JapanAI #TICAD9 #Stablecoins
Exotic Folk 2! The adventure continues. Enjoy full-spectrum instrumentals: fiddle, trumpet, drums, and piano recorded in front of an AI studio audience. Perfect for folk music lovers.
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JapanWUT #AIMusic #ExoticFolk #Klezmer #FolkTunes
Topics on today’s podcast
1. Wargame: AI-driven drones with facial recognition & cyber hacks targeting Japan’s cities.
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Is Japan pushing WEF AI policies?
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Japan and the US were once best buddies, but what’s now driving them apart?
DroneWarfare #JapanSecurity #AIThreats #CyberWar #WEF #HiroshimaAI #Geopolitics
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Japan WUT A.I. Music Podcast 13: Exotic Folk! Enjoy full-spectrum instrumentals: fiddle, trumpet, drums, and piano recorded in front of an AI studio audience. Perfect for folk music lovers. #JapanWUT #AIMusic #ExoticFolk #Klezmer #FolkTunes
Adam Jang aka rock legend Yeti Valhalla (Instagram) is back in Tokyo. He discusses how to become a fully independent music artist, which involves some sketchy stories from Vietnam, where he is based. The conversation meanders across business, family, tech, and gear.
See him on the Tokyo tour here, at Meguro Live Station on August 24. Always a banger! I toured with him once!
Yeti Valhalla YouTube
Japan’s population falls 900K+, testing Society 5.0 as migration surges. AI drones thrive, yet rogue AI stir trouble. Supply chains face new fronts: Japan’s frigate pact, TSMC leaks, and China’s space defense push.
Show notes available at matthewpmbigelow.com
JapanWut #AI #SupplyChain
Discover Japan Wut's latest AI Music Podcast, blending gritty Southern Rock with vibrant Japanese flair! Dive into innovative sounds, AI-driven creativity, and cultural fusion. Tune in at matthewpmbigelow.com
Operation Southern Grit: Classified Audio Mission Agents, your ears are needed for a covert drop of Southern Rock instrumentals on our AI Music Podcast! Infiltrate the riffs of Phantom Blaze and navigate the pulse of Crimson Helix. This ain’t just music—it’s a stealth op through Obsidian Spark and Thunder Wraith. Click the link to decode the soul of the South. Time’s ticking—join the mission now! #SouthernRock #AIMusicPodcast
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Michael Yon Substack https://substack.com/@michaelyon
Michael Yon, former Green Beret & war correspondent, and I dive into Zero Borders Activism in Nagasaki, anthropological & info wars, migration, movement hijacking, Thailand-Cambodia conflict, supply chain wars, China’s Belt and Road, Israel-Gaza, Fabian Society tactics, infiltration, & more. Raw, unfiltered insights from 100+ countries.
Michael Yon is a former Green Beret, author, and war correspondent with over two decades of experience reporting from conflict zones across more than 100 countries. His work focuses on unfiltered, on-the-ground perspectives, covering complex issues like global insurgencies, migration, and geopolitical conflicts. Today, we’ll discuss his insights from the frontlines.
U.S.-Japan trade deal strengthens G7's fight against Beijing’s rise. Egypt and China use yuan and AI-driven payment systems to rival the U.S. dollar. Japan navigates normative dystopia within its Society 5.0 infrastructure. #SupplyChainWar #Geopolitics
🎺Get ready to groove with our Nu-Jazz AI Music Podcast! ⚡️Sizzling tracks fuse soulful Nu-Jazz vibes with heart-pumping energy. Tune in and strut! 🥁
Dive into the surge of populism & technocracy in post-Covid Japan with our latest episode We unpack Sanseito’s rise, Team Mirai’s tech-driven vision, and the LDP’s historic loss. Where do people go if they have no home? #JapanElection #Populism #Technocracy
Japan’s summer heat is here, and so is The Japan Wut Podcast! Dropping our second AI-crafted reggae & ska music episode to vibe with the season. Tune in for chill beats and island feels! #JapanWutPodcast #Reggae #Ska #SummerVibes
We’re diving into the Supply Chain War and Society 5.0. Are Japan and USA drifting apart? How costly will political blindspots be? What is Shizuoka doing with AI Satellites?
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Dive into the vibes of AI-generated Ska & Reggae! From skanking beats to chill rasta rhythms, we explore the future of music creation. Listen now and join the groove! #AImusic #Ska #Reggae
Japan Wut Podcast Ep. 217: "Organ on a Chip" explores AI-driven medical & energy breakthroughs! From organ-on-a-chip to digital power plants, discover Japan's AI innovations revolutionizing healthcare & tech. #AI #MedTech #DigitalPower #JapanWut
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Japan Wut Podcast 216Japan, China, and Iran. 5G Infrastructure. Tourism Surveillance.#War #SupplyChains #5G Show Notes: matthewpmbigelow.com
The Saffron Wraiths on Japan Wut AI Music Podcast 6: Asia Psychedelica. Gritty riffs, funky drums, Khmer mysticism. Japanese-Cambodian band blends Sabbath & Cambodian rock. Survived guitarist's '90 shoe-itis death. #AsiaPsychedelica
Sustainability and AI are reshaping Japan. Make of that what you will.
From Taiwan drone deals to $1B Bangladesh aid, AI carbon credits in Malawi, & Post-Religious Cults. It's not in the future, it's happening now.
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🎸🥁 Japan Wut Podcast — AI-powered music in Tokyo, blending gritty swamp rock with driven breakbeat instrumentals. Making BGM Great Again on the cutting-edge of AI music generation! #AIMusic #SwampRock #Breakbeat #TokyoVibes #Suno
We compare Japan’s GOAL 8 in Weather Manipulation and China’s Brain Computer Interface Ambitions to see if SDG/ESG initiatives are behind Japan’s move to become a multicultural society.
SHOW NOTES
“Swamp Rock” is a chicken-picking, resonator shifting collection of blues-inspired jams set in Japan’s marshes, swamps, and brackish lakes. Explore the State-of-the-Art in AI music. Do you like it, or hate it?
AI and IoT water sensors monitor what is exiting your homes and your bodies. AI Idols may save many would-be stars from years of abuse. Self-driving trucks send secrets to a rival nation’s R&D program. The future is not as it appears to be. Yet here it is.
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Join Matt Bigelow, the A.I. Whisperer, in a celebration of A.I. cheese. Get your Chia Pet, your Dodge Charger, and your Hypercolor T-Shirt and join us on the cutting-edge of cheese in A.I. Music Production!
What’s going on with Japan’s new railgun? Why is Japan proceeding with AI Governance protocols, and with whom? Will Japan get AI to raise the children?
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SHOW NOTES
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Unveils Electromagnetic Railgun Installed on Test Ship JS Asuka
Japan Receives New F-35 Lightning Fighters From US
Japan flexes defense ambitions at arms show
Xiaomi launches new advanced in-house mobile chip
SOCIETY 5.0
Diet passes cyberdefense law to collect data in peacetime
30% of local governments in Japan use generative AI in workplace: survey
Learning using generative AI begins at all metropolitan schools
AI Governance in Japan: Global Leadership Through Responsible Innovation
Fujifilm to release AI endoscopy to detect suspected pancreatic cancer as early as 2025
[Report on the latest trends in AI use in manufacturing] About 60% of companies feel that their productivity has improved through the use of AI in manufacturing
The next generation AI flying camera has finally come true. "HOVERAir X1 PRO/PROMAX" now on sale in Japan
Nara City begins Japan's first demonstration experiment of hybrid child-rearing consultation service using AI and experts
What is ChatGPT Gov? A complete explanation from basic performance to implementation and use cases
LOONEY BIN
Japan to launch offshore 'blue carbon' study for CO2 capture, storage
Welcome back to Japan’s Exclusive A.I. Music Podcast! Explore the cutting-edge of audio technology with host Matt Bigelow, aka the A.I. Whisperer. We got big beats, break beats, slick beats, cool horns, horny synths, synthy guitars and more. This ain’t your grandfather’s A.I. Join us!
Is Japan’s reliance on foreign AI-tech making the country un-Japanese? How are Japan’s and China’s AI Ships similar and different? Would you like get into a Japanese University only to have your lecturer be an AI program?
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Dive into "AI Music Special 1: Trumpets and Grooves" on The Japan Wut Podcast, where we explore cutting-edge AI-generated instrumentals from Tokyo. This episode features gritty trumpet melodies, funky basslines, and cool grooves crafted with pocket drums, heavy compression, and tape saturation. Infused with hairy synthesizers, CrunchWave beats, minor chords, 7th chords, and Soviet Wave vibes, we unpack the tech behind AI music production and Japan’s experimental sound culture. Perfect for fans of electronic, synth, and avant-garde music, join us for a deep dive into the future of instrumental beats! #AIMusic #JapanMusic #TrumpetGrooves
How is Japan bolstering its defenses in the Supply Chain War? Can the Japanese afford SDGs? Do you want your body injected with nano-tech interfacing with the cloud?
SHOW NOTES
Japan Wut 211 Song
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan's KDDI and NEC to partner on supply chain, infrastructure cybersecurity
Japan back-end chip companies form alliance to upgrade supply chain
Japan to add undersea cables and satellites to critical supplies list
Japan to ship CO2 emissions to Malaysia for storage underground
The Other Nuclear Race
Toyota hydrogen boss warns that China will outpace rest of the world on H2 vehicle supply chains
China urges Japan, South Korea and Asean to deepen cooperation amid trade war turbulence
China auto parts makers triple in Thailand on EV battery rush
Manila, Beijing swap accusations over South China Sea incident
Chinese coastguard claims ‘sovereign jurisdiction’ of Sandy Cay in South China Sea
Apple’s trying to build more iPhones in India, but China isn’t cooperating: report
North Korean spy slips up, reveals ties in fake job interview
SOCIETY 5.0
Ray Kurzweil says we'll merge with AI non-invasively by the 2030s, using nanoscale sensors in the bloodstream that connect to the neocortex
OpenAI offers to help countries build AI systems
A session on creating the future through AI, entrepreneurship and globalization with Google
Sakana AI Wins Award at US-Japan Competition for Defense Innovation
Chappie (@Chapmano_TV) joins the podcast to discuss his boots on the ground analysis of the Osaka Expo 2025, and how it may be a training ground for our technocratic future. Do you want to live in a cashless society where the advanced technology is sequestered by the elites, the plebs are forced to eat soymeat okonomiyaki burgers, and everything is tracked by Blackrock-funded blockchain companies real time?
Why are Japan’s automakers doing so poorly? Is it wise for Japan to use seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine? How will facial recognition be used to personalize your cancer medication?
SHOW NOTES
JAPAN
Nissan to post biggest ever loss in fiscal 2024 amid restructuring
Toyota truck arm Hino posts record net loss for FY 2024 on data fraud
Quality scandal sends Toyota global output down for 1st time in 4 years
Mazda to seek early retirement volunteers as industry shifts
China's fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied routes to global expansion
BYD to introduce mini EV model designed for Japan in 2026
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Moscow slams 'treacherous' Japanese loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets
U.S. Deploys Anti-Ship Missiles Near Taiwan in the Luzon Strait
Japanese warships dock at Cambodia's Chinese-renovated naval base
China Tests Novel Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb - Generates Intense Fireball
China's Huawei to mass-produce new AI chips - sources
SOCIETY 5.0
US unicorn venture ElevenLabs establishes Japanese subsidiary to strengthen Japanese language support for voice generation AI and as base for expansion into Asia
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Artificial Intelligence in Telemedicine Market Projected to Grow from $18.7B to $157.3B by 2033, with CAGR of 26.7% Over Next 10 Years to Power Telemedicine and Diagnostic Solutions
NEC establishes secure cancer vaccine manufacturing process using facial recognition technology that does not store facial information
Japan's NTT Data partners with OpenAI to offer AI business tools
AI experiment to ease traffic congestion: Cameras detect vehicles and encourage detours
New bill to promote AI development and utilization passed by House of Representatives plenary session, heads to House of Councillors
British self-driving AI company Wave opens development center in Yokohama, exploring collaboration with Japanese manufacturers
Turing, an autonomous driving tech company, borrows 1.3 billion yen from Mizuho Bank
Is the Osaka Expo being used as a technocratic training ground? How can supply chains can be weaponized asymmetrically? Would you talk to an AI-resurrected family member at their funeral?
SHOW NOTES
JAPAN DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
Japan’s Population Declines for Fourteenth Straight Year: Over-75 Cohort Continues to Grow
Japan faces severe shortage of carpenters as home prices soar
Teacher helps Myanmar people learn Japanese, escape hardships
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan 'deeply concerned' about global economic fallout from Trump's trade tariffs: Kato
Japan protests to Russia over ship restrictions near disputed islands
China says it detected salmonella in imported American poultry meats and bone meal
SOCIETY 5.0 / AI MARKETS
Osaka-Kansai Expo to be a springboard for widespread adoption of cashless payments and facial recognition
AI revives the deceased: new services emerge, even for funerals
Seven Bank's ATM facial recognition service strengthens measures against deep fakes and launches a year late
Waymo, which has begun to slowly roll out in Japan as a self-driving taxi
Shocking facts revealed in an experiment where an AI agent books a hotel room: How does an AI view online ads?
"That's what an AI agent will do": The background to hosting an AI agent hackathon at AWS Summit Japan 2025
DXYZ Introduces Facial Recognition Platform "FreeiD" to Chuetsu Pulp Industry's Tokyo Headquarters
AI semiconductors evolve surveillance cameras: NTT develops new camera that can detect up to 150 meters ahead
4 arrested in Japan for selling explicit AI-created posters
Where are the treacherous A.I. dogs coming from? How do N. Korean IT scams affect Japan? Are Japan’s business leaders asleep at the wheel?
ECONOMY
Japan bankruptcies in FY2024 top 10,000
SUCKERS & TRAITORS
2 Japanese men suspected of aiding N. Korean IT impersonator
Taiwan jails four soldiers, including three who worked in presidential office, for spying for China
Intel and Microsoft staff allegedly lured to work for fake Chinese company in Taiwan
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan MoD and MHI sign contract for the development of new standoff missile
U.S. forces to deploy large reconnaissance drones in southern Japan
SOCIETY 5.0
'Firms asleep at the wheel won't survive': Biz leaders sound alarm on Japan's global decline
Fukui Prefecture uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify cracks and holes in roads to reduce the burden of maintenance
Bird Buddy, a smart home company, has launched the "Smart Feeder Pro," a smart bird watching camera equipped with high-performance AI.
Airports begin testing self-driving buses and facial recognition boarding systems
J21: Launch of retrofit side collision warning system combining radar and AI camera
TOPPAN Edge, Sinumy, and Mitsubishi HC Capital
begin demonstration experiments of smart authentication that combines face recognition and proprietary Bluetooth® technology
Salary payments via cashless apps struggle to gain traction in Japan
Japan Airlines’ new AI app will make it easier for cabin attendants to report inflight events with Microsoft’s Phi‑4 small language model
Manefo to introduce AI agent to improve business efficiency for small and medium-sized businesses
Microsoft shutters AI lab in Shanghai, signalling a broader pullback from China
Remote Access Backdoor Discovered in Chinese Robot Dog Unitree Go1
Can Japan escape its boomer trappings? How does control of the Panama Canal affect Japan’s long-term interests? Why are Japanese Farmers protesting in favor of rice-price hikes?
SHOW NOTES
JAPAN ECONOMY
Bank of Japan survey says big manufacturers gloomier
Japan enforces food supply emergency law amid soaring costs
Farmers march in downtown Tokyo, demand income security
20-40% of new apartments in the city center are purchased by foreigners.
XRP For Real Estate? Leading Japanese Company Says Yes!
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR/SOCIETY 5.0
Toyota facing supply chain snarls
Japan-Australia flagship hydrogen project stumbles
White House weighs executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining, sources say
OpenAI says it raised $40 bil in new funding round
Chinese brain chip project speeds up human trials after first success
Japan's Rapidus gears up for test production of next-generation chips
Test operations under way for autonomously navigated vessels
China, Japan, S Korea will jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, Chinese state media says
How did China surpass Japan as the world’s leading auto exporter? Is Japan poised for victory in the AI Chip War? Why are Data Centers being built near Nuclear Power Plants?
SHOW NOTES
Poland's adjusted income to overtake Japan's by 2026
Rapidus teams up with Singapore's Quest Global to produce AI chips
Battery materials plant in Finland starts construction; jv with China’s Easpring
U.S. blacklists over 50 Chinese companies in bid to curb Beijing’s AI, chip capabilities
SoftBank strengthens AI strategy by acquiring data center semiconductor company Ampere Computing for approximately 970 billion yen in cash
OpenAI close to finalizing $40 billion SoftBank-led funding
Microsoft cancels up to 2GW of data center projects, says TD Cowen
DeepSeek-V3 now runs at 20 tokens per second on Mac Studio, and that’s a nightmare for OpenAI
China's SiCarrier emerges as challenger to ASML, other chip tool titans
ASML will open Beijing facility despite US sanctions on China
Toyota delays electric vehicle battery plant due to weak demand
China EV giant BYD soars after 5-minute charging platform unveiled
Honda and Subaru team up with semiconductor companies to develop proprietary SoCs for AI autonomous driving
Can Japan help financialize the Supply Chain War? Are missiles enough to deter grumpy neighbors? What are we supposed to pass down, if it’s all being extracted by someone else?
SHOW NOTES
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan eyes deploying long-range missiles in Kyushu
Japan commissions fourth Awaji-class minesweeper
Ship Wars: Confronting China’s Dual-Use Shipbuilding Empire
Marco Rubio Face the Nation on CBS 00:36-2:30
JAPAN SOCIETY 5.0
Sensory training robot helps pianists break skill limits
Kirin's "Harekaze" social contribution activities promote tree conservation with "Sakura AI Camera"
Tohoku University and others unveil a prototype of an AI robot for the lunar surface. It is versatile and can carry out missions autonomously
Multi-function utility poles to support autonomous driving at the Osaka-Kansai Expo--supplying information that is difficult to obtain with sensors
Launch of "Forest Survey Digital Transformation Service" using drones and AI analysis software
Japan's first "facial recognition" smart unmanned bookstore: a new challenge in a struggling industry
Cabinet approves AI bill with no penalties, exploring "Japanese model" to promote development and minimize risk
DXYZ introduces facial recognition platform "FreeiD" to Mitsubishi Jisho Residences' "The Park Habio Nagoya Matsubara"
Can Japan solve climate change with $3 million? Why are Japanese companies creating AI Customers? Why aren’t any of Japan’s Universities in the Global Top 100 for AI?
SHOW NOTES
JAPAN
IAEA Upbeat, but Niigata Governor Delays Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Restart
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan to give $3 mil to help Pacific islands fight climate change
China's EUV breakthrough: Huawei, SMIC reportedly advancing LDP lithography, eye 3Q25 trial, 2026 rollout
U.S. to levy fees on ships linked to China, push allies to do similar – draft executive order
SOCIETY 5.0
Hitachi uses generative AI to create "AI customers" and generate catchy slogans
Nissan tests driverless vehicles in city streets filled with cars and people
Japanese university unveils AI program for medical student training
Japan research team develops technology to visualize acne-causing bacteria using AI
Once-reluctant builders now using unmanned machinery, AI
Ibaraki's Tsukuba and Tsuchiura cities to introduce AI into childcare facility admission selection process
Release of Japanese voice platform models "Izanami" and "Kushinada"
Trinity, the AI camera company, launches "unlimited SIM plan for security cameras" that does not require an internet connection
AI: The Future of Ibaraki - Part 1: Efficiency (3) Automatic detection of fires and floods, 24-hour non-stop safety monitoring
Osaka Metro to start offering "face recognition ticket gate" service from March 25th
NEC unveils completely contactless "face recognition payment" to be introduced at the World Expo
Wave, an autonomous driving startup backed by SoftBank Group, moves closer to launching commercial services
49 Chinese universities in the top 100 for AI, zero in Japan; half of top US researchers are from China
'Another DeepSeek moment'? Chinese start-up launches new AI agent, sparking widespread attention
Should Japan turn to tech or migrants to plug its draining demographics? How do Japan’s AI markets compare to China’s? Is the US trying to force a change in the Japan alliance?
MIGRATION / POPULATION DECLINE
Number of Japanese Births Continues to Fall in 2024
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan brushes aside US demand to boost defense budget to 3% of GDP
Trump Japan Comment
Trump accuses Japan of currency manipulation, hints at tariffs
China and Russia Expand Cooperation on Antarctic Drilling
A Shot Across the Bow: China Signals New Era of Sea Power in the Southwest Pacific
China Increases Bases with Missiles Capable of Striking All of Japan; Satellite Images Show Possibility of Further Facilities in Future
Japan Commissions Fourth Taigei-class Submarine
Wary of China, Vietnam to Buy Two Spy Satellites From Israel
SOCIETY 5.0
BYD to smash price with autonomous driving, "Level 2+" EV in the 1 million yen range
DJI and Car Manufacturer BYD Introduce Lingyuan – An Integrated Drone/Car Solution
China's first AI hospital town debuts
AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Japan researchers develop highly sensitive scent-tracking drone using moth antenna
Arakawa Ward to purchase 220 million yen for new security cameras starting next month, with AI facial recognition to help locate lost children and elderly people
Launch of "AI threat camera" installation service to combat vehicle theft
"Next-generation salad vending machine" with AI-adjusted prices installed at Kyoto City Hall Station. Achieving both food waste reduction and health consciousness.
Seven Bank ATMs' facial recognition "FACE CASH" aims to make ATMs a "telephone counter"
The next-generation convenience store "min•naka" created by "Reiwa Tiger" President Iguchi has adopted the facial recognition system "FACE-SYSTEM"!
Telecube, TOPPAN Edge and two other companies have launched "CloakOne Gate," a gate-type face recognition system using an all-weather movable booth.
Migaro HD---Facial recognition platform "FreeiD" collaborates with facial recognition device "Knoctoi Lite"
Keio Electric Railway conducts demonstration experiment of autonomous driving on the Inokashira Line
Should Japan be concerned about China’s patent for a undersea cable cutting device? Who stands to gain from Dark Factories? Can Japan’s AI startup hubs compete on the global stage?
JAPAN
ANA places mega-order of 77 new jets
Japan’s Civil Aviation College to Have Female Applicant Quota from 2027; Quota Hopes to Secure More Female Pilots in Domestic Airlines
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Will the Self-Defense Forces be introduced to a "shocking new weapon"? New images of drone swarms being "neutralized at once" have been released
Japan, Philippines OK strategic talks between forces amid China rise
Chinese Navy penetrates deep into the Tasman Sea
A towed submarine cable cutting device and its cable cutting method
Chinese university applies for undersea cable cutter patent — device developed by coastal university located across the sea from Taiwan
SOCIETY 5.0
AI chip giant Nvidia reports blockbuster revenue
Dark factories are spreading. Factories are becoming unmanned and people are no longer there.
Dark Factory
Toyota to build autonomous roads and underground passages in Woven City
Ericsson completes smart transformation of its Nanjing factory
Japan's digital deficit hits record ¥6.5 tril as U.S. tech reigns
Officials from each country meet in person for the first time to set rules for generative AI
NEC develops biometric digital signature technology that enables facial authentication without storing facial information
Versclesia IDZ Chiyoda Iwamotocho Residential Condominium Units Sold Out
3 Japan teens arrested over fraudulent mobile contracts, aided by ChatGPT
Fukuoka greengrocer uses facial recognition to enter and exit the store without staff, and the reason why there has been no shoplifting so far
TIGEREYE Co., Ltd. has strengthened security at the entrance to "The Square Hotel Ginza" operated by Solare Hotels.
Released "Speed AI Messenger," a smartphone app that works with the AI camera system to provide real-time notifications
Christie's first-ever AI sale angers some artists
The World As You Know It Is About to End
Did Tokyo implement a social credit score? Why are Japan Banks using A.I. models with blue hair? Who steals a stomach?
SHOW NOTES
JAPAN
Japan's total debt hits record ¥1.3 quadrillion in 2024
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan launches fourth Hibiki-class auxiliary ocean surveillance ship for the JMSDF
Seven cities in Fukuoka prefecture plan to accept 47,000 evacuees in case of Taiwan emergency;
Taiwan subsea cable breaks, Coast Guard probes nearby ships
SOCIETY 5.0
Release of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's official app, "Tokyo App,"
European Man faces years in prison for social media posts deemed "hateful" by AI
Mabuchi Motor introduces generative AI service for in-house operations to all domestic bases
AI cameras used to guide traffic at construction sites, trial introduced in Rifu, Miyagi
A project to install AI cameras to prevent shoplifting at 15 24-hour unmanned Kiyose offal direct sales stores will begin on February 5th on "READYFOR"
Dataiku Releases 2025 Generative AI Trends Report: AI Agents Will Determine Companies' Competitive Advantage
Miyazaki Bank promotes its business by using AI-generated women as exclusive talent
What is Japan’s current position in the Supply Chain Wars? How will Japan handle the influx of millions of AI Agents in the workforce? Can Japan develop its own Self-Driving Systems?
SHOW NOTES
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Hill hearing explores network of China-controlled ports as security threat
China builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid
Ghana and China (from Grok)
Infrastructure Investments: China has financed significant infrastructure projects in Ghana, often through loans and barter agreements. For example, the Bui Dam, Ghana’s second-largest hydroelectric plant, was constructed by Sinohydro through a barter loan involving cocoa exports. China’s Export-Import Bank provided a USD 562 million loan for the USD 622 million project. Other projects include telecommunication networks, highways, water supply expansions, and schools in Accra.
Rail and Road Development: A USD 6 billion concessionary loan from the China Export-Import Bank is being used to extend Ghana’s rail network, including the 17 km Ofankor-Nsawam road (completed in 2009 with a USD 28 million interest-free loan) and landing sites for fishing communities (USD 99 million interest-free loan).
Mining and Bauxite Deals: China has invested in Ghana’s mining sector, particularly in bauxite, through deals that exchange infrastructure development for mining rights. These investments have led to significant environmental and social concerns, including deforestation and water pollution in areas like the Atewa forest.
Total Investments: By 2014, Chinese investments in Ghana reached USD 1.6 billion, with cumulative investments from 2008 to 2015 totaling USD 2.2 billion. Most investments focus on manufacturing, construction, tourism, trading, and services, with building and construction emerging as major recipients.
Owner Of US Defense Contractor Making Fighter Jet, Missile Parts Listed As Chinese Intel Agency Official
Taiwan plans investment and trade center in Fukuoka
SOCIETY 5.0
How can the president of a black company become invincible by acquiring an "AI agent"?
Hackers Using AI Agents To Validate Stolen Credit Cards
SoftBank app SureTalk turns sign language into text
AI agent developed by University of Tokyo startup Tou to streamline construction work
The advent of the "Sales 3.0" era: Algomatic's AI agents will change the future of sales
Napkin AI reinvents the design agency: 4 AI agents generate professional-grade graphics in 5 seconds
Pitch deck for startup that turns existing security cameras into AI agents that successfully raised 2 billion yen [Exclusive Release
Colega AI, an AI agent for restaurants, raises funds and enters the Japanese market in earnest
"Face Recognition System FACEmaⓇ Management Box Series Key Management Box Model," jointly developed with Obayashi Corporation, will be available for rental from February 12, 2025
Migaro Holdings aims to expand its facial recognition service overseas
AI-based medical interviews begin at Kurobe Municipal Hospital, reducing the burden on both doctors and patients
Tuyen Quang Provincial Public Security Department Announces Launch of AI Security System "AI Security asilla" in Detention Centers and Prison Facilities
BYD, China's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, has announced that it will equip all of its vehicles with cutting-edge autonomous driving systems.
Nihon Kotsu and Tier IV begin collecting driving data across Tokyo for AI development
"Autonomous vehicle 'priority lane'" finally installed on Shin-Tomei Expressway in March, tested in left lane at night
Business opportunities inside self-driving cars! Development of concierge AI and special seats progresses
How will AI agents flooding the corporations affect the way we work? Can Japan’s small scale startups compete? What do we know about China’s new secret submarine’s role in the Supply Chain War?
SHOW NOTES
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
New Unreported Submarine In China Leaves West Guessing
Panama: Will not renew agreement with China on Belt and Road initiative
Trump says the US will take over the Gaza Strip
Greenland PM calls election with Trump pressure mounting
Exclusive: Japan weighs Alaska LNG pipeline pledge to win Trump's favour
JAPAN SOCIETY 5.0
OpenAI and SoftBank Group partner to provide cutting-edge enterprise AI "Crystal Intelligence" in Japan, ahead of the rest of the world
JetBrains also announced "Junie," an AI agent that codes autonomously.
Geniee Group company JAPAN AI Co., Ltd. starts offering AI agent "Slide Creation Assistant"
"Rimo Voice" becomes a meeting AI agent
AVILEN starts offering a highly accurate document processing AI agent, aiming to significantly reduce manual work and improve productivity
SoftBank Group plans to deploy hundreds of millions of AI agents -- new business with OpenAI and enterprise AI
OpenAI chief Altman signs deal with S Korea's Kakao after DeepSeek upset
Open House Real Estate to introduce DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" for its first all-facial recognition apartment building
DXYZ of the Migaro Group introduces FreeiD facial recognition to apartments in Fukuoka
Prefectural police to introduce AI camera analysis at all 18 police stations in the new fiscal year to quickly process huge amounts of footage
Gunma Prefecture FY2025 Budget Proposal: Safety - AI-based camera footage analysis
How did a leaked document from 2018 predict Japan’s connection to China’s supercharged AI programs? If 30% of Japan’s population become foreign-born, should they be entitled to vote? What is going on with Japan’s investments in AI agents?
SHOW NOTES
SOCIETY 5.0
Over the past week, DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, released its R1 model, which outperforms leading AI models at a lower cost, causing a significant market reaction. Nvidia's stock plummeted, losing nearly $600 billion, due to DeepSeek's claim of using less advanced chips and debates over data usage. Security issues emerged as DeepSeek exposed sensitive data, leading to quick action to secure it.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi has commented on the need to balance innovation with risk management regarding DeepSeek.
In response, the U.S. Navy banned DeepSeek due to security concerns, and the Pentagon blocked its use after connections to Chinese servers. Nvidia shares slightly recovered, but the market remains volatile. In China, DeepSeek's success is celebrated, despite facing cyberattacks and scrutiny over data handling.
One of DeepSeek's innovations was:
Cold-Start Data Integration: Before applying reinforcement learning (RL), DeepSeek incorporates cold-start data, which includes carefully curated, long Chains of Thought (CoT) examples. This helps in refining the model's initial performance by addressing issues like endless repetition, poor readability, and language mixing, while also setting the stage for more effective RL.
Italy blocks access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users' data
(Orig. from 2018) Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network
Secure 5G PDF
OpenAI tailors version of ChatGPT for U.S. government
SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25 billion into OpenAI, FT reports
Open AI announces launch of "AI Agent" for autonomous reservations, etc.
BrainPad, a new company specializing in AI agents
Accenture evolves as AI agents hold business meetings with each other
Accenture Launches AI Refinery for Industry to Accelerate Adoption of Industry-Specific AI Agents and Transform Business Processes
Strengthening collaboration with Secure to jointly develop surveillance camera solution using AI agents
Nexar teams up with Japan Post for project to improve road conditions and support accelerated deployment of autonomous vehicles
Indian company orders 50 ‘flying cars’ from Aichi-based SkyDrive
Trying out the AI camera drone "HOVERAir X1 Smart" - a palm-sized "personal photographer"
SGOTW
Ukraine man pleads not guilty to charges of smuggling 113 kg of drugs
Canadian executive accused of smuggling 320 kg of meth into Japan
Four Vietnamese suspected in theft of 11 cars in Tochigi
Should Japanese companies be investing in AI-MRNA Cancer Research with Trump? What's going on with Japan's new supercomputer? What are some secretive Japanese Govt AI contracts?
SHOW NOTES
JAPAN
Japan Post to stop delivery of live reptiles
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan gov't-backed lender to fund major German telecom's 5G expansion
BYD’s fourth car carrier ship is the largest to date
SOCIETY 5.0
Masayoshi Son 500B Golden Age
"AI going from the millionth best coder, to the thousandth best coder, to the 175th best coder in 3 to 4 months...
COVID vaccines and mRNA technology (Oracle CEO)
AI helps identify appendicitis early in emergency departments
Kurobe Municipal Hospital to introduce AI medical interview system
Supercomputer ‘ABCI 3.0’ to open new doors for AI research
Development of "AI agents" that allow AI to carry out tasks autonomously is spreading
Solafune Receives Two Additional AI-Related Orders from the Ministry of Defense
Panasonic conducts demonstration experiment in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture, that enables travel and shopping with facial recognition
DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" will be adopted as standard for all future apartments supplied by Risconce
CTC conducts demonstration experiment using edge AI cameras with Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Are scientists trying to use social media to control people like drones? Why are AI buses snitching for the government? Should Japan be importing Israeli drones for self-defense?
SHOW NOTES
AI SONG — DRONE HUNTER
JAPAN
European and Japanese robotic explorer buzzes Mercury's north pole
Record 36.8 million tourists visited Japan in 2024
Foreign tourists spent record 8 trillion yen in 2024
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
China saw booming exports in 2024 as Trump tariffs loom
Drones at the Forefront of the Self-Defense Forces' Modernization Efforts
Air Force research: How to use social media to control people like drones
SOCIETY 5.0
"By 2028, 60% of Japanese companies will automate tasks with AI agents" - Gartner
Fake scientific papers made with AI used names of 3 Japan researchers
Using artificial intelligence to predict the effectiveness of chemotherapy for stomach cancer
Government considering granting patent rights to AI developers and compensation for using AI in inventions
Launch of "ProoFace by SESAME," a facial recognition smart lock using the facial recognition AI technology "ProoFace"
Shimizu Corporation introduces face recognition smart locks linked to attendance management systems to construction sites nationwide
Opt Fit, a company that develops security cameras for gyms, has published a useful document summarizing the "safety management and operational efficiency of hotel fitness gyms" that are being adopted by city hotels and luxury resort hotels.
No violation, but they were caught... AI camera installed on bus causes parking violation crackdown
Synthesia Raises $180M Series D to Transform Enterprise AI Video Communications
Toyota and NVIDIA partner to secure in-vehicle AI technology necessary for next-generation SDVs Kenji Tsuda
Bridgestone signs partnership agreement with Higashiomi City regarding autonomous driving services
Tier IV obtains permission to operate Level 4 autonomous vehicles in Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture
A man who tried to steal a fully automated driving car was arrested by the autonomous car's defense system
SGOTW
Haneda airport seizes record 15 kg of cocaine from single passenger
Why are smart poles being installed in Tokyo’s core? America and China are engaged in AI kill chains, but where does Japan fit in? Would you live in Toyota’s experimental smart city?
SHOW NOTES
JAPAN
Tokyo snake cafe hopes to dispel fears, spread reptiles' charm with 2025 zodiac
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Kill chain clash: China and US battle for all-domain supremacy
Japan links Chinese hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security and tech data
SOCIETY 5.0
Tokyo Smart Pole Project (2023)
Hakodateyama: AI cameras are being used to visualize the surrounding area's congestion
Toyota’s experimental smart city nearly ready to roll
Vacant Houses AI (Grok Message)
TVI releases AI-equipped omnidirectional camera capable of recording 360 degrees
Updated "AI Fish Size Measurement Camera" function to display the number of fish caught in real time and streamline the work of fish farmers
[Electronic Components General Feature] High Tech Focus: Kyocera improves productivity of AI and robots through sensing
Nikken Academy introduces face recognition attendance management system--supported by Sanshin Electronics
[Facial Recognition Apartment] Versclesia IDZ Machiya Residential Condominium Units Sold Out
Microsoft expects to spend $80 bil on AI this fiscal year
Why is it morally wrong for Japan to import energy from Russia, but totally fine when it comes to the Middle East? How is Japan using AI Satellites to monitor dark ships on the high seas? Why is one of Japan’s richest men meeting with Donald Trump?
Show Notes
JAPAN and WEF
Courtesy Call from H.E. Mr. Børge Brende, President and CEO of the World Economic Forum
Børge Brende
Japan brewer to create first space sake in history, sell single bottle for 100 mil. yen
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Honda, Nissan eye merger talks to form world's 3rd biggest auto group
Rival LNG supplies, Sakhalin's depleting fields give Japan an exit from Russian gas
Import volume of crude oil to Japan in 2023, by country
SOCIETY 5.0
Using AI to track "dark ships" via satellite
9 chatbots for local governments. Also introducing track records and implementation examples
AI agents promise to lighten your shopping load − if they can earn your trust
Trump and SoftBank CEO Unveil $100 Billion Investment in U.S. | WSJ News
SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over next four years
GO Japan Transportation and self-driving car technology Waymo enter into strategic partnership to test technology in Tokyo
Group company DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" will be standardized for all future apartments built by Tokyo Miraiz
Migaro HD introduces facial recognition platform "FreeiD" to The Parkhouse Shinsaibashi Tower
JR East announces "Suica" future vision, using facial recognition to collect fares and to allow passengers to get on and off trains without passing through ticket gates, utilizing "location information"
Kitamura HD introduces Bitkey's "workhub" to its offices; 8 group companies enter with facial recognition; 84% say it's "convenient"
Understanding bus stop congestion and usage status - face recognition system demonstration experiment to begin on route buses from the 12th [Niigata]
Russia teams up with BRICS to create AI alliance
Can Japan succeed in the Supply Chain Wars? What are some AI advancements in the non-visual revolution? Should the Japanese government determine what we see in self-driving cars?
Show Notes
SCIENCE
Kidney genetically modified for humans transplanted from pig into monkey in Japan 1st
Refrigerator maker caters to growing demand to store dead pets
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls
China mineral export curbs heighten Japan supply chain fears
US Space Force launches Tokyo unit to bolster deterrence
Japan to offer defense equipment to four nations
Anduril and OpenAI to collaborate on defense AI to protect U.S. and allied forces from drone attacks
SOCIETY 5.0
World's first! Wearable AI memory capsule "PLAUD NotePin" equipped with GPT-4o now available for pre-order in Japan
About the “AI Suitcase”
AI-generated website introducing nonexistent tourist spots in Fukuoka Prefecture shut down
A 9-hour task was reduced to 7 minutes with the help of search-specific generative AI "Genspark"
genspark.ai
China to enhance AI education in primary, secondary schools
The challenge of introducing generative AI is lack of literacy. Japan's AI utilization rate is the lowest in the world
NEC develops technology that enables iris recognition even with low-resolution images taken with small facial recognition cameras
Kyushu's first condominium with all-face recognition
NEC to install face and iris identification on PCs
VisionAI raises 50 million yen to help reduce labor in stores with AI cameras
AI camera detects dangerous crossings and issues audio and light warnings in Kariya city trial
A new transportation service using AI (artificial intelligence) with advance reservation system! It's called "Norassa" and will start in Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture
Self-driving car sees dinosaurs... Mixed reality technology in demonstration experiment in Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, Japan's first new service
Yeti Valhalla is a touring musician who escaped Canada, and now tours Asia playing his tunes to sold-out concerts.
https://yetivalhalla.com/
Why are Japan’s AI companies expanding into East Timor? Will the Japan government get more firms to join its carbon trading schemes? How did a Japanese company get a self-driving race car to go faster than 200 kph?
SHOW NOTES
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
U.S. to deploy missile units to Japan islands in Taiwan contingency
China says it will remove buoy set up in Japan's EEZ near Senkakus
Japan to obligate up to 400 major firms to join CO2 emissions trading
Japan research team develops plastic that breaks down in seawater
SOCIETY 5.0
The AI self-driving race "A2RL" held in Suzuka actually communicated using the SIM card of the low-cost smartphone "IIJmio". Uninterrupted stability was confirmed even at speeds over 200km/h (chat gpt rewrite)
Group company DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" to be deployed overseas for the first time; facial recognition attendance management linked to TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING's HR system to be provided to Timor-Leste base
Daito Trust Construction introduces facial recognition entrance/exit system to approximately 200 branches nationwide
Australian government orders to halt facial recognition at mass retailers, calling it "illegal" even for crime prevention purposes
"AI Camera Rental Service" with 0 yen initial cost and 2,000 yen per day Launch of new "Cloud AI Camera Rental Plan" offering free rental of multiple small cameras and video analysis service
AI cameras prove effective in preventing touting, reducing touting by 14% in Hyogo Prefecture demonstration experiment... If detected, audio warning is issued
Hitachi Solutions Technology sells package that uses monocular camera and image recognition AI to detect dangerous behavior in real time
AI-generated articles introduce nonexistent tourist spots on site promoting Fukuoka Pref.
Meet Daisy: The AI grandmother who is fighting back against scammers
Grandpa Simpson Onion Story
Hiroshima city plans to start using AI-based device to virtually communicate with atomic bomb survivors in August 2025, the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing
Miyazaki City introduces AI marking for junior high school tests, hoping to reduce burden on teachers
Tier IV starts selling Minibus 2.0, accelerating the social implementation of self-driving buses
Tottori City conducts demonstration experiment of self-driving bus in urban area--investigating signal coordination and night operation
Is it a good idea to slap QR Codes on Japan’s road signs for self-driving cars? Will unions be able to halt A.I. from taking jobs from the Japanese? How far will Japan go to acquire automated defense capabilities?
Show Notes
JAPAN
Parasitic worms 'manipulate' praying mantises onto asphalt roads: Japan researchers
SOCIETY 5.0
In the age of autonomous driving, road signs may become "QR codes" List of anticipated use cases
Tobu Railway has announced its intention to introduce new autonomous trains on the Daishi Line.
Sekisui House launches Japan's first "AI Clone Owner" service that allows home buyers to easily consult with the owner via chat
DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" introduced to Pressance Corporation's "Presance Grand Kyoto Kawaramachi," the first condominium in the Kansai region to use all facial recognition technology
Japan audio industry calls for appropriate use of AI as voice actors air frustrations
SoftBank taps Nvidia for Japanese 'AI grid' project
Prime Minister Ishiba plans to provide more than 10 trillion yen in public support to the AI and semiconductor industry over seven years
Microsoft Research Asia – Tokyo established
Hello Work to use artificial intelligence (AI) to list job vacancies
AI-equipped unmanned demonstration aircraft to make first flight in November 2025, Defense Acquisition Agency official reveals at technology symposium
"Fire watchtower" equipped with AI camera installed in Oarai Town
China's Baidu releases the latest version of its autonomous driving platform "Apollo" to the world
North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production
DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
102 local Japan traditions halted or lose folk cultural asset status amid population decline
Japan's births likely to fall under 700,000 for 1st time in 2024
Salmon poachers in Hokkaido likely solicited by foreign language ads online
SGOTW
American tourist accused of defacing gate at Meiji Shrine with fingernails
Why do words matter when it comes to geo-engineering in Japan? How will A.I. be used to boost Japan’s prestigious strawberry industry? Should you study digital forensics to identify fraud in the A.I. art world?
SHOW NOTES
GREEN MOVEMENT
Japan residents invest in US venture releasing aerosols to 'cool Earth' despite criticism
Carbon Credit Market offers bevy of eco-related offsets
Not as crazy as it seems; unsellable bananas turned into charcoal
SOCIETY 5.0
University of Tokyo start-up uses AI to "copy" honeybee pollination behavior in first commercial project
YouTubeVideo Strawberry Robot
The "AI binoculars" that tell you the names of wild birds were amazing
NTT Urban Development to enable entry to multiple buildings using facial recognition -- adopted by office brand "owns"
Fire breaks out in women's dormitory, evacuation delayed due to "facial recognition system" at entrance/exit - China
The surveillance camera for nursing care facilities, "KaigoDX," is equipped with new functions such as "leave-and-enter detection" and "intrusion detection," providing a safer surveillance system for nursing care facilities.
Toei Bus to begin demonstration experiment of acquiring boarding and alighting data using AI cameras from November 13th
Automatic quotation for cutting of free-form shapes now possible -- AI platform for machine parts procurement updated by MISUMI
Fujitsu Develops Sensing Technology for Robots that Detects Moving Objects in Less Than 1 ms
Integrated processing of cameras and LiDAR at pixel level, contributing to the advancement of autonomous driving
Mitsubishi Corporation reforms accounting by extracting documents using generative AI
First artwork by humanoid robot sells for $1.3 mil
What are the benefits of transplanting pig organs into human fetuses in Japan? Why is Hiroshima introducing self-driving ships? Where are Japan's eco-youth activists getting their ideas?
SHOW NOTES
Youths argue for right to live on safe planet in climate suit against Japan firms
Japan launches flagship H3 rocket carrying defense satellite
NUCLEAR
Reactor in Japan's 2011 disaster area halted just days after restart
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan-1st organ 'xenotransplant' for fetuses with kidney disease proposed by research team
Toyota, NTT to invest $3.3 billion on development of AI platform
Rivasta develops a system that uses facial recognition to control entrance and exit using the technician's own smartphone
Fukuoka greengrocer uses facial recognition to shut out shoplifters
Autonomous driving and platooning BRT demonstration experiment
Kubota increases yields with automated farm machinery, reducing base station position error to 3cm
[Evening Scoop]
Eight Knot, a startup developing autonomous ship operation technology, has signed an agreement with Osakikamijima Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, to introduce an autonomous passenger and cargo transport service and verify its effectiveness.
India's TCS has thousands of engineers to build AI software for Japan
GPS-equipped shoes that allow AI robots to pinpoint the location of wandering elderly people Promoting the appeal of nursing work
Picking success rate of 94.5%... Toshiba develops new AI technology for logistics robots to automate logistics sites
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan gov't-backed agency opens Kyiv office to promote trade, business
Wary of Japan's 'Asian NATO' proposal, neighboring countries stick with web of alternatives to deter China
Japan and EU announce security and defense partnership
CHINA
Chinese navy holds first dual aircraft carrier drills in South China Sea
China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
Why are some Japanese companies blocking people injected with the latest mRNA jab? What are the latest developments in Japan’s facial recognition platforms? Where does this week’s SGOTW come from?
SHOW NOTES
JAPAN
Japan to offer $3.0 billion for G7 Ukraine loan package
Unverified info on new vaccine leads to rejection of customers
SOCIETY 5.0
Group company DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" will be installed in the fourth apartment building developed by Mugen Estate.
Smart home service "SpaceCore" begins offering smart intercoms for apartment complexes with facial recognition
RENATUS ROBOTICS Inc. and Japan Post Capital Co., Ltd. enter into capital alliance
Kirin Holdings introduces a trial of "AI interviewer." AI supports everything from resume reading to first interviews
Dentsu to use AI copywriter "AICO2" for audio advertising. Launch of project aimed at expanding audio advertising market
Newzia launches "AI Model Agency" service, providing advanced and affordable AI models tailored to corporate needs
SGOTW
モモタロウお手柄！密輸大麻１６キロ入りスーツケースを臭いで発見…容疑のスペイン人の男逮捕
Is it wise to invest in nuclear power and AI? Why did a Japanese funeral home implement a funeral ChatBot for LGBTQ funerals? What will happen to Japan as the BRICS rise?
SHOW NOTES
NUCLEAR
NVIDIA-backed Japan-based Ubitus to build AI data center near nuclear power plant
Japan's oldest reactor OK'd to operate beyond 50 years
SOCIETY 5.0
Toyota Unveils Hydrogen Cartridges, Energy Storage at Japan Mobility Show
Digital wage payments start in Japan via PayPay in cashless drive
Polimill implements specialized AI switching function in production version of generative AI tool for local governments and government ministries
What is data governance? Explaining the difference between data governance and data management, as well as the benefits and points to note for companies
Toyota's top scientist considers applying generative AI to autonomous driving
Pizza Hut releases 130% cheese "AI Pizza" using "Taste AI" to find the golden ratio... "Optimal Taste Solution" The best match for fried oysters is "ponzu"!
Tobu Sports introduces "GYM DX" provided by Opt Fit, an AI surveillance camera for gyms, realizing an unmanned women's gym and establishing a new management model
Nishida Funeral Home introduces the latest AI chatbot to provide 24-hour support for funeral-related questions
DEDOLLAR
BRICS launches demo of its new payment system
Russia to Host Landmark BRICS Summit in Ongoing Bid to Reshape World Order
BRICS is a response to the ‘odious’ Western system – former Pentagon official
Russia & Iran almost fully rely on national currencies in trade – Kremlin
Who voted for decarbonization? What’s going on with Japan’s new secretive submarines? And where are the AI infrastructure projects being installed?
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SHOW NOTES
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
The MSDF's newest Taigei-class submarine, Chogei, is named and launched after the former Imperial Japanese Navy submarine tender Chogei.
Japan, ASEAN to Seek Common Rules Toward Decarbonization; Laos Summit to Focus on Calculating, Reporting Emissions
Tokyo Stock Exchange carbon trading slowly picks up in first year
SOCIETY 5.0
Amazon says new technology in delivery vans will help sort packages on the fly and save time
Honda autonomous system to allow car drivers to take eyes off road
Kawasaki rolls out world-first hydrogen engine motorcycle
Toyota boosts its investment in air taxi company Joby Aviation by another $500 million
CyberLink’s AI facial recognition engine, FaceMe®, is adopted by Miyagawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.’s new facial recognition device, Knoctoi Lite.
Start of operation of autonomous electric buses in Tomigusuku City, Okinawa Prefecture
Seeking participants for demonstration experiment of self-driving bus in Oirase Gorge
Masayoshi Son's highly original autonomous driving concept: a stepping stone to launching a finished car manufacturer?
Demonstration testing begins for self-driving buses; "Level 4" technology improves ride comfort
Mitsubishi Electric uses AI to audit emails, chats, and other text to detect information leaks and fraud risks
Koreans rank highest among 10 countries for anxiety that "AI is threatening their jobs"
Airship AI wins $12 million surveillance contract
Odakyu to test AI cameras to check safety on platforms amid manpower shortager
Tokyu Store, Itochu Foods and others use AI cameras in retail advertising
No voyeurism or molestation! AI cameras introduced on Fukuoka City subway
Sapporo Drugstore repurposes security cameras for marketing purposes, using edge AI to analyze customer movements
Plast releases detachable AI camera system for forks
AI camera parking system "DENNOU PARK" goes into operation at Sumitomo Realty & Development's office building. By changing from mechanical equipment to AI cameras, annual costs are reduced by 50%.
(Joint release) JALPAK conducts demonstration experiment to measure the effectiveness of vehicle advertising with WE TRUCK, a vehicle signage system equipped with signage that enables visual analysis, effectiveness measurement, and behavior measurement through targeting using AI cameras
First exhibit at "SECURITY SHOW Osaka 2024" - Digitalization of security operations with security robots x surveillance cameras x AI security systems -
Why is a former race car driver in charge of Japan’s New Capitalism? Where are the laser boats being deployed in the Indo-Pacific? Will Japan’s AI Golf Devices open the genie’s bottle?
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Show Notes
JAPAN
New LDP Leader Ishiba’s Economic Vision Points to Continuity, Tax Reform; Prime Minister-to-Be Hopes to ‘Solidify’ Kishida’s Efforts, Battle Rising Prices
Top Japanese firms pull out from Olympic sponsorships
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Eyeing 2027 China threat, U.S. deploys laser-equipped ship to Japan
Chinese warship shoots laser at BFAR aircraft
Crew of Vietnamese fishing boat injured in an attack in the South China Sea, state media say
SOCIETY 5.0
Japanese team finds 303 more Nazca geoglyphs through AI tech
Tokyo gov't launches AI dating app to match couples, boost births
Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug
powerline drones
Development of pig weight estimation technology using cable-mounted moving camera and AI (artificial intelligence) - Scabutter® application system -
The military use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow. China is confused.
In an age where AI (artificial intelligence) can find lost items, the burden on commercial facilities has been reduced to the point that "I don't want to do it with paper anymore"
Singapore to implement facial recognition for online banking
WorldCoin introduces facial recognition feature and launches in Guatemala, Poland and Malaysia
Sony and Raspberry Pi jointly develop "AI camera" - we asked both companies about their goals
Japan Bus Association aims for autonomous driving and cashless payments by 2030
WHILL autonomous driving service begins full operation at Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport)
NX Group and Groovenauts use optimization technology to automate air freight consolidation operations, aiming for a 25% reduction in five years
Japan's first ChatGPT-based conversational golf AI device "BirdieTalk" is released. AI provides comprehensive support for your game.
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Who goes to Ikea on a Japan vacation? Can Japan escape the G7 supply chain woes? What does the future of the Japanese convenience store look like?
Show Notes
JAPAN
Harassment by boss top reason for job leavers to turn to Tokyo quitting agency: survey
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japanese company denies making Hezbollah's exploding walkie-talkies
SOCIETY 5.0
No one is on board...! Japan's first successful experiment in "unmanned" jet skis
Lawson and KDDI's "convenience store of the future" is now fully operational, with AI cameras on the shelves and robots stocking the shelves, aiming to address labor shortages and other issues
Japanese convenience store plans to increase shoppers’ phone data capacity just for visiting
Kyoto City introduces AI camera system to detect when infants are sleeping face down to prevent suffocation and sudden death
Measures to ease traffic congestion at Miyajimaguchi: AI cameras to broadcast congestion status online in November in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
Tobu Railway and Hitachi to introduce "biometric authentication" at 100 locations including hotels and trains
Osaka Gas Network operates gas pipe patrol services on Shinki bus routes. AI cameras improve productivity and safety quality
Japan’s NVIDIA-backed Sakana AI raises $214m
DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
UNIQLO Founder Stirs Heated Debate on What's Best for Japan's Workforce of the Future
Why is the Japanese government sending drones into the Suicide Forest? Are foreign cars equipped with cameras and radars monitoring domestic military assets? Would you put your kids on a self-driving bus?
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SHOW NOTES
JAPAN
Ostrich endeavor ensuring Yoshinoya can meet demand for meat
SOCIETY 5.0
Drones patrol the Aokigahara forest at night, detecting people and "dissuading suicide attempts"... Yamanashi Prefecture to start this month
マッチングアプリ、マイナカードで「年収」も証明可能に--河野氏「安心して婚活できる」と導入呼びかけ（CNET Japan） - Yahoo!ニュース
NEC uses AI to analyze trustworthiness of information and support fact-checking
Automatic runs to start on Joetsu Shinkansen Line in fiscal 2028
Japan retail chain Nojima president offers advice via AI alter ego
Saikai City Hall tests the usefulness of "Varigoodkun," an AI for local governments. Achieves reduction of 2,072 hours of work time in just two months
PKSHA and Osaka Metro jointly develop "AI monitoring system" that detects white canes and wheelchairs to strengthen customer monitoring system
"THE PILLOW" offers comfortable sleep with "pillow x AI" and opens official store on Rakuten Ichiba
Supporting rapid evacuation in the event of a disaster, a disaster prevention service for local governments using facial recognition has been developed. Total support for evacuation shelter management by notifying each resident of evacuation shelters and using facial recognition to enter and exit the shelters.
Facial recognition payment system installed at school dormitory stores, financial education to warn against overspendingFacial recognition payment available at Nissen High School Joyo Bank and Hitachi Finance/DX Education Ibaraki
Introducing the latest AI camera… Capturing smartphone users while driving
Why BYD is adopting Huawei's autonomous driving technology
Junior high school students test drive "self-driving bus" on Shodoshima Island, Kagawa
"Draft opinion completed in one minute"... "Legal AI" shakes up legal profession in South Korea
Instantaneous decision on six types of medicine: AI to improve medical efficiency and extend healthy lifespan
Max von Schuler, best-selling author, war historian, and former intelligence asset, joins the podcast to discuss the current challenges facing Japan’s Self Defense Forces on the ground, in the sea, and up in the air.
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Justin Aukema, a researcher who writes extensively on Japan’s history with capitalism, joins the podcast to discuss the dark and shady aspects of “New Capitalism” -- The ties to the green movement, technocracy, and government control.
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X: https://x.com/aukemajk
Substack: https://justinaukema.substack.com/
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SHOW NOTES
Investing in People for a New Form of Capitalism (JGOV Website)
Japan confronts the problem of ‘mega solar’
Selling out the Nation to “Save the Planet”
Michael Yon (site), a world leading war correspondent, conflict researcher and adventurer joins the podcast to talk about having purpose in a chaotic world, his assessment of Japan after a 4-month stint, and about a 40-day fast he recently completed in Okinawa, Japan.
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Is Japan collapsing its rice production on purpose? Can you run from an AI Drone Cop? Would you inject an AI Biological Agent into your veins?
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SHOW NOTES
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japanese gov't appeals for calm as panic rice buying continues
Why has Japan been hit with rice shortages, soaring prices despite normal crops?
Scallop industry overcomes crisis triggered by China import ban
Japan to reportedly subsidize firms to develop supply chain, independent of China in SEA
China, Russia plot course for Arctic cooperation, shipping routes to counter West
Post-pandemic global supply chain turmoil might still ruin Christmas
India and Japan Sign Landmark Green Ammonia Export Agreement
Japan steelmakers to invest in Australian mine for stable coal supply
JAXA Forms Special Team to Protect Earth from Asteroids
SOCIETY 5.0
Govt to Develop AI-Equipped Drones to Identify Suspicious People in Disaster-Hit Areas
Turkish engineers-developed AI system ‘Covision’ deployed in Japan
Startups and tech giants lead new era of Korea-Japan cooperation
BostonGene Showcases AI-Powered Multiomics Platform at the 22nd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Digital Pathology in 2024
Sompo Enhances Digital Transformation with Palantir's AI Solutions
List of car models and features that allow hands-off driving (latest version 2024) Toyota, Honda, Nissan...
Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Sees Surging Demand for a Special Type of A.I. Hardware
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Do you want IoT Trash Cans in your neighborhood? How can hackers easily exploit Solar Farms? Why are Japan’s Facial Recognition Condos selling so well?
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DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
More migrant workers heading to South Korea instead of Japan
SOCIETY 5.0
IoT smart trash cans that help reduce waste in cities Low environmental impact and can be installed anywhere
Solar Power Systems Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks via IoT: Cases of Fraudulent Transfers Emerge
Google to offer "AI Overviews" of web searches in Japan and elsewhere
Hitachi and NEC look at biometric authentication for cash register payments -- what are the aims and how will it become more widespread?
[All-Facial Recognition Apartment] Crecia IDZ Chiyoda Iwamotocho Investment Condominium Units Sold Out (PR TIMES)
"Towards the world's most interesting fisheries industry" Re:Start Fisheries Invested in Ribble Co., Ltd.
Turing develops "Terra," Japan's first generative world model for autonomous driving
Yokohama National University develops smart motion recognition system integrating stretchable devices and AI
China's growing 'robotaxi' fleet sparks concern, wonder on streets
INSANE Wuhan ROBO Taxi (Why the US don't have this?)
Why would a Mexican man try and canoe from Japan to Taiwan illegally? Which companies are striving for AI Dominance in Japan? Should Japan trust its AI Education Programs to Microsoft and Google?
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INDO-PACIFIC CONFLICT
Mexican man found stranded on Senkaku Islands referred to prosecutors
China accuses Philippines of deliberately crashing one of its ships into a Chinese vessel
SOCIETY 5.0
電動キックボードの米Limeが日本参入 都内で2000台 - 日本経済新聞
Over 80% of people surveyed in Japan don't want to use ride-sharing services
Less than 20% of Japanese firms using generative AI: survey
Japan city uses AI to find students at risk of school refusal
Japan Enhances AI Sovereignty With Advanced ABCI 3.0 Supercomputer
SoftBank courts TSMC for AI chip project after talks with Intel fell apart - report
JILA ponders AI legal risks and regulations
https://smart-governance.co.jp/en/
Hearings with Microsoft and Google to revise generative AI guidelines for schools
Is migration to Japan being psyoped? Have you ever seen an AI Camera, even though they are everywhere? If China is so dangerous, why are all of our corporation doing endless amounts of business there?
SHOW NOTES
DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
Mining atomic bomb material: The remorse of a Congolese asylum seeker in Japan
Japan police make warning flyer in English after 4 foreigners drown
SOCIETY 5.0
"AI Guardman® for Solar Systems" thoroughly protects solar power generation facilities from theft of metal cables, protecting large sites at low cost
Demonstration of "MachiSpo," an initiative aimed at revitalizing local communities through sports digital transformation, begins in Kamitonda Town
Making Aichi a leading city in open innovation. Interview with the CEO of "STATION Ai," Japan's largest startup support center
Valor begins AI automatic ordering for prepared foods using SoftBank's "Sakimil"
Self-driving buses to maintain public transport: Possibilities explored for daily life transportation in Kamaishi
China's self-driving EV "PIX Moving" and Japan's TIS establish joint venture in Tokyo
SUPPLY CHAIN WARS
Japan to open U.S.-inspired defense tech research center in October
Japan floating robo-ships to meet China's sea challenge
Indo-Pacific News - Geo-Politics & Defense (@IndoPac_Info) on X
Good news, bad news in Japan’s military reawakening
What was “New Capitalism” and why was it destined to fail? Why is Japan’s SDF utilizing AI for war? Will ad companies use chatbots to drive sales by targeting lonely women?
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SHOW NOTES
JAPAN
Japan's state debt tops 1,300 tril. yen for 1st time
Kishida championed 'new capitalism' but was undone by yen
SOCIETY 5.0
Academics, startup release AI tool that makes ukiyo-e
https://huggingface.co/spaces/SakanaAI/Evo-Ukiyoe
Tokyo deploys AI to detect fires, collapses for rapid quake response
DEMO - スマートアイランド｜離島と企業の出会いが、日本の未来を変える。
Ministry touts AI as tool to assist SDF members in operation (2 tier ai society)
East Japan city, others collaborate to develop dementia prevention AI service for elderly
https://starley.co.jp/
AI Cotomo Concept Movie
Would you inject artificial blood if your life depended on it? Would you put your children on a self-driving bus? Can you trust AI CEOs that love being part of the World Economic Forum?
Show Notes
WEIRD CORNERS
Clinical trial on artificial blood cells to begin in Japan
Common wild amphibians banned from Yahoo auctions
Train travels all day long with corpse aboard in Tokyo area
SOCIETY 5.0
JR West now has giant robots performing maintenance work via VR-goggled operators
Utilizing AI to realize demand forecasting and plan optimization for the global manufacturing supply chain
Prime Minister Kishida announces that autonomous driving will be implemented at 10 locations, eliminating the need for a driver
Self-driving buses move smoothly through tunnels in Hokkaido's Kamishihoro town
Kawasaki City to begin demonstration experiment of self-driving buses that cross prefectural borders, the first in Japan, from January next year, aiming for "driverless" by 2027
Tier IV, whose president is an autonomous driving engineer, is ranked "No. 1 in Japan" in fundraising! Survey conducted from January to June 2024
Nissan-backed China's self-driving WeRide applies for IPO in U.S.
Denso-affiliated J-QuAD sees second consecutive quarterly profit increase due to "special demand" caused by autonomous driving development?
Toyota's research and development expenditure hits record high of 1.3 trillion yen! Will it be used for "Autonomous Driving" and "Woven City"?
NEXCO Central conducts demonstration experiment of self-driving snowplow on Shin-Tomei Expressway
SUPPLY CHAIN WARS
Chinese takeover of European seaports: EU turned a blind eye on security risks for years, experts say - Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism
Linked by Russia, North Korea and Belarus vow ‘new era’ of bilateral ties
Japan devising support plan on trade, decarbonization for Central Asia
Uber, China’s BYD, form partnership to deploy 100,000 EVs in EU and Latin America
Taiwan is readying citizens for a Chinese invasion. It’s not going well.
Would you rather an AI evaluate your work performance, or a mid-level manager? Would you watch local sports live-streamed by a network of AI cameras? Would you install AI cameras to secure your home?
SHOW NOTES
ECONOMY
Japanic Monday: Japanese Bonds, Stocks Halted After Plunging Into Bear Market As Everything Crashes Everywhere
Warren Buffett’s $8 Billion Japan Profit Is A Game-Changer
Warren Buffett surprises by slashing Berkshire Hathaway's longtime Apple stake in second quarter
Buy American. I Am. — Buffet Op-Ed
SOCIETY 5.0
A product that allows you to experience "Facial Recognition Ticket Gates" and "AI Voice Guidance" with "Plarail"
IBM Japan to disclose how AI is used to evaluate its work force
Panasonic HD to supply over 200 "face pass ticket gates" to Osaka Metro
The era of self-security is here! What we learned from testing the monitoring capabilities of the "MS LifeConnect AI Smart Camera" in six challenges
TOA begins demonstration experiment to combat illegal dumping on port roads using AI cameras
Mitsui Fudosan Residential to Introduce Facial Recognition to 340 Rooms and Common Areas of Senior Housing
A first in the country! Baseball-specific AI cameras and PTZ cameras are installed at Wakasa Stadium Kyoto
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Why are Toyota's self-driving cars drifting on American racetracks? What is the status of the super important Digital Twin techno-layer in our AI futures? Who was in Japan to strengthen the ties between the US military and Japan's SDF?
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Show Notes
DEPOPULATION
Japanese Population Drops by Single-Year Record of 860,000; All But One Prefecture See Decrease in Population
SOCIETY 5.0
Toyota's world-first "self-driving tandem drift" marks an important step in the evolution of autonomous vehicles
TRI / Stanford Engineering Autonomous Tandem Drift YOUTUBE
Current status of autonomous driving and DigitalTwin technology (Latest version 2024)
Taxis to be equipped with 360-degree recording device for autonomous driving development
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
US to upgrade military command in Japan as concerns grow over China
JGSDF Plans to Build a Missile Firing Range on Japan’s Easternmost Island
Why would an ex-CIA head work for Nippon Steel? What’s going on with Toshiba’s self-driving trains? Who decided that Japan should not make fully autonomous lethal weapons?
SHOW NOTES
JAPAN
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to advise on U.S. Steel deal
SOCIETY 5.0
A first in Japan! Test operation of Level 4 autonomous cargo transport in airport restricted areas
Returning on July 27th (Sat)! Self-driving mobility vehicle "RaKuRo®" touring the park
Toshiba's "railway self-driving" technology one step closer to practical application
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan sets policy against fully autonomous lethal weapons
Japan military hammered and war hasn't even started
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock
Japan expands continental shelf eastward for rare metals research
DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
40 Countries Express Interest To Join BRICS Before 2024 Summit
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Asia is going through a dynamic shift in power, with the rise of China on one side, and pull of America on the other. Looking forward, what does this mean economically, technologically, and culturally? Joining the podcast from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is Fuad Alabaster, the Executive Director at Halogen Capital, which offers secure and innovative crypto investment solutions. Fuad is also the lead vocalist for the band, Kyoto Protocol.
Fuad and Matt discuss how Malaysia and Japan are dealing with tides of change, which we are most definitely in.
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Would you try AI beer girls? Why is PM Kishida’s administration so interested in NATO while China acts increasingly odd in a kind of hostile way? And what are the strange regulators doing with self-driving technology? What are they scared of?
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JAPAN
G7: Japan Signs $31 Billion Worth High-Speed Rail Project With India
Japan must strengthen NATO ties to safeguard global peace, PM says
Japan, Philippines sign defense pact in the face of shared alarm over China
CHINA
Japan confirms China set up buoy over its southern continental shelf
Taiwan fishing boat seized by China Coast Guard off Kinmen
DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
BRICS: Start of De-Dollarization, 52% Trade in China Settled in Yuan
SOCIETY 5.0
Surprisingly cool: "There's only 1/3 of your beer left. Would you like a refill?" Generative AI checks how much food is left and suggests refills Gatebox develops "AI Organizer" for restaurants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vNAfN62Gdc
Developing high-definition sound visualization technology using high-speed cameras and AI
Autonomous driving job listings fall 25.8% from previous month to 14,011, June 2024 survey
Eight Knot, a startup developing autonomous ship technology, has been selected for Ehime Prefecture's "Triangle Ehime" digital implementation acceleration project for the third consecutive year
Prime Minister Kishida wears "self-driving glasses"!? Year-round operation, expanded to 14 prefectures
The items connecting our wireless AI networks into our daily lives are being iterated, so what does that mean? The supply chains are being reformed. How does that affect you and your family’s future?
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SOCIETY 5.0
OPTiM has announced "OPTiM Taglet," an AI-based camera app for automatically creating reports. Supports work reports by simply taking a photo
Announcement of the release of a concept movie expressing the world envisioned by the facial recognition platform "FreeiD"
【FreeiD】顔ダケで、世界がつながる。youtube video
Smart ring "EVERING" now supports Visa touch payments on public transport
New model of cat-shaped food delivery robot "BellaBot Pro" -- equipped with AI and cameras for more efficient customer service
Air taxi firm cites safety issues in dropping Osaka Expo flights
Japan to require unintended acceleration prevention tech in new cars
Study: AI system finds baseball elbow injuries in the early stages
Hyogo institute develops AI early detection of pelvis fractures
POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES exhibits heat stroke risk assessment AI camera "Kaokara" at the "10th Tokyo Extreme Heat Countermeasures Exhibition"
The power of DAIIA, a drug discovery AI that challenges megapharma
AI detects drowning signs that can mean the difference between life and death - Developer's experience in saving lives
Nagoya startup uses drones and AI to eradicate malaria in Africa
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Global fertilizer trade 2021-2023: What happened after war-related price spikes
Who’s afraid of high fertilizer prices?
The BRICS share in global GDP has reached record levels
Self-Driving Car startups are seeing massive cash injections in Japan, but can they deliver the goods? The BRICS plan on launching a new blockchain gold-backed currency, called the UNIT. What does this mean for Japan and the G7 Economy, which is hellbent on minority issues and riding the tailcoats of its past?
DEPOPULATION
Meiji Yasuda Life to extend retirement age to 70 amid labor shortage
SOCIETY 5.0
Aichi Prefecture to start regular operation of self-driving vehicles in Nagoya City from October
Autonomous driving venture Turing raises additional 1.5 billion yen, total amount to 6 billion yen, to be used for development of computing infrastructure
Kajima and SoftBank subsidiary to operate Level 4 autonomous bus, first private company to do so
DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
BRICS will have its own currency
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Japan ramps up its defensive shipbuilding, but is China now too far ahead? There’s an AI race for Japan Cancer Treatment and Toilet Predictions, with billions invested from around the world. And why was Klaus Schwab visiting the Japanese Govt on July 1st, 2024?
Show Notes
SECURITY AND DEFENSE
Japan’s MHI Launches Ninth Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF
Retired major's chilling warning over China's chokehold on US military
The Senkaku Islands: What's Coming?
SOCIETY 5.0
Courtesy call on Minister Kamikawa by Professor Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum
Fujitsu Conducts Demonstration Test Using Drones and AI for Tower Inspection, Achieving Efficient Deterioration Assessment
Japan unveils high-tech AI cargo solution
SoftBank to launch AI-driven medical services in bid to tackle cancer
Japan’s Juntendo Hospital develops technology for preventing patient falls
Rikei develops "Mediashi," a system to prevent medication errors using facial recognition;
Takazono Co., Ltd. begins selling the system to nursing care facilities
Sony's AI tool predicts toilet and walking movements in rehabilitation wards
Facial recognition is also used at hotel check-ins!
Newly built apartment building "Lilsia Tokyo North Gate" with all-face recognition -- energy-saving design with low-E glass and external insulation
Weaponized Drones to make more appearances in Asia Wars — Are the drones up to snuff? And rewarding engineers who can track people from place to place in AI camera networks — What’s that all about?
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SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Marcos says Philippines won't be intimidated amid China row
Nissan to close auto plant in China amid intensifying EV price war
200 mil. tons of rare metal rocks found in seabed off Japan island
Japan space agency suffers multiple cyberattacks, data leak suspected
US doubling down on drone swarm war for Taiwan
SOCIETY 5.0
ITOCHU Announces Investment in Gatik, a US Logistics Service Provider Using Self-Driving Trucks
NEC's facial recognition system adopted for admission and payment at Osaka Expo
Glass Recycling Gets a Boost with AI-Powered Sorting
SoftBank's Son sets ambition to realize 'super' AI in 10 years
Google, University of Tokyo to launch AI project to solve regional issues
Faraway robots help workers who struggle to leave their homes
We won second place in the international image recognition competition "AI City Challenge Track 1: Multi-Camera People Tracking" at CVPR2024!
We received the highest rating in the world for accuracy!
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Are countries using AI War Divisions to sow dissent and interrupt trade agreements with unfriendly countries? Are “flash mobs” now being weaponized by AI War Divisions? Why are cities working with each other to make net zero policies, when nobody voted for them to do that?
WEIRD CORNER
Arms factory invaders told they caused £1million in damage
Nippon Aircraft Supply Corp. to sever ties with Israel’s Elbit Systems
SOCIETY 5.0
Zero Emission Tokyo Strategy - C40 Cities
Level 4 autonomous driving to be promoted nationwide, bus and rail operators to join ride-sharing...Digital administrative and financial reform plan unveiled
"Unlimited experimentation" on the road!? Cutting-edge technology is being born in the "unopened section" of the new Tomei Expressway! "Vehicle-road cooperation" experiment site unveiled to the public, aiming for "roads that are easy for autonomous driving"
Sagamihara becomes the first city in Japan to introduce a family restaurant delivery robot to its city hall to transport documents and serve visitors
https://www.c40.org/
While Japan’s crematoriums are under the influence of Chinese money, Japan rolls out its AI crime prevention technology to Latin America, but is it too late to curb China’s expansion into the Pacific? Meanwhile, AI Country Music might end up as the real winner with a bevy of new Generated Stars.
JAPAN
Kanagawa Prefecture Aikawa Town: Three chicken coops burn down at a chicken farm, killing about 45,000 chickens (神奈川 愛川町 養鶏場で鶏舎３棟焼け約４万５０００羽死ぬ｜NHK 首都圏のニュース)
Chinese money in Japanese Crematoriums) 中国資本傘下の火葬場「東京博善」またも値上げ。東京23区内でシェア7割、商売敵も皆無でやりたい放題かと募る都民の不満 | マネーボイス
SOCIETY 5.0
A Novel Solution to Public Security: Japan’s AI-Based Crime Prediction | The Government of Japan
世界初！ENEOSとPreferred Networksが、AI技術による原油処理装置の自動運転を開始
Self-driving bus crashes after switching to manual mode to overtake Yahiko village
DEDOLLAR
China's Sinopec To Build Gas Pipelines For Saudi Aramco In $1-Billion Deal
CHINA
The Jiangnan military shipyard in #Shanghai is now building the following warships:
2 helicopter carriers Type 075 & Type 076
Type 055 large destroyers / cruisers.
Type 054A frigates
Type 052DL destroyers
3 Coast Guard ships
Jiangnan is one of 2 military shipyards in Shanghai. The other one is the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard.
The Jiangnan military shipyard built China's 3rd aircraft carrier, the Fujian.
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
China eyes Sea of Japan access via Russia-North Korea border river
North Korean Tankers spotted at Russia’s Vostochny Port; Brazen Oil Product Smuggling Becomes the Norm
世界有数の戦争特派員マイケル・ヨン（X）が「Japan Wut Podcast」に出演し、日本で行われた反WHOパンデミック条約の集会の様子を話します。また、ダリエン地峡、オランダ、ドイツ、香港などでの実地経験を元に、今後の日本の情勢についても分析します。マイケル・ヨンは、日本に住む人が現代の情報戦を理解できるよう、様々な本を執筆しています。彼が日本に来たのは、桜を見に来ただけではありません。皆さん、さあ覚悟を決めてください。あなたはまさに「面白い時代」に生きているのです。
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While tourists pump Yen into Japan, the Asian powerhouse’s economy falters in crucial areas, and major companies like Toyota and Honda are looking to Huawei for AI ideas as China gains ground in the Supply Chain Wars.
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As Japan opens its doors to the world, the tech sector pushes ahead with crucial AI systems, but will the idealists bring it all crashing down?
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Show Notes
JAPAN
Hotels put up 13 million foreign guests across Japan in April
SGOTW
Chinese man suspected of spray-painting word 'toilet' at Yasukuni Shrine
SOCIETY 5.0
Apple to allow iPhones to function as My Number cards
"Facial recognition ticket gates" that are not experimental have finally been launched -- QR tickets also introduced on the Yamaman Yukarigaoka Line
Nihon University School of Dentistry to use facial recognition to manage attendance -- Marubeni Information Systems and others aim for early commercialization
TIGEREYE releases "Face Pass Stress Checker," a health management tool that uses facial recognition technology
AI cameras enable "unmanned" video distribution of local sports! Ishigaki City and NTT West Japan enter into a partnership agreement / Business Catchy
Tonami City receives emails about bears spotted in plains area, holds emergency meeting, strengthens surveillance with AI cameras
EAT THE BUGS
Defeat shrimp. A new type of snack called "Cricket-san Arare" is here!
While Japan’s native population plummets, the newcomers are rising — but will conflict in the Indo-Pacific keep attracting people to Japan as other Asian nations like China and India become global tech hubs?
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SHOW NOTES
HMMM
Kirin releases flavor-boosting spoon for low-sodium dishes
DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
Ministry plans first survey on growing ranks of unclaimed dead | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Why is Kurdish Immigration to Japan on the Rise?
Over 80,000 foreigners working at convenience stores in Japan
Japan city requests financial support from central gov't to educate foreign students
SGOTW
2 Chinese held for allegedly stealing 999 pairs of branded sneakers in Tokyo
CHINA
China Builds World's First Dedicated Drone Carrier
China Is Burning All Its Bridges with Israel
Flying taxis set to take off in China as part of push for 'low-altitude economy'
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Taiwan must get serious on defense
Yes, Japan Will Defend Taiwan
TSMC, ASML can remotely disable chip-making tools if mainland China invades Taiwan
Fears Mount Of Undersea Cable Sabotage By Chinese Repair Ships, Report Says
The battlegrounds that could decide a US-China war over Taiwan
Japan, Malaysia leaders set to confirm cooperation on supply chains
U.S. aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
Are Big Tech companies helping to create 2-tiered societies with AI laws? Which one are you in? Are Japanese activists halting the restarts of Nuke Plants by any means necessary? Or are they just NIMBYs? Why are Japan’s scientists aiming to create sperm cells in the lab with stem cells? Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.
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SOCIETY 5.0
AI companies make fresh safety promise at Seoul summit
Kipod
Nvidia's profit soars, underscoring its dominance in chips for artificial intelligence
Microsoft's AI chatbot will 'recall' everything you do on a PC
NanoTerasu accelerator looking to be game changer for Japan tech
Japan cram school creates AI detection system for univ. applications
JAPAN
Court rejects lawsuit to block restart of west Japan nuclear reactor
Japan scientists generate precursors to sperm, eggs with iPS cells
Japanese lesbian couple granted refugee status in Canada | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Japan's Norinchukin Bank mulls 1 trillion yen capital increase
NORINCHUKIN BANK OFFICIALLY JOINS THE LIST OF BANK OF JAPAN’S NIGHTMARES
Update on how Big Tech is working with Govts to create more AI Governance Laws, Japan’s Facial Recognition Door Handle, and how the Dedollorization Movement may have just accelerated and what that means for Japan. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.
SHOW NOTES
SOCIETY 5.0
South Korea and U.K. to host second global AI summit as boom fans risks
SoftBank Corp to help call center workers by 'softening' angry customer calls with AI
1 month since ban ended, ride-hailing demand in Tokyo-area pref. 'lower than expected'
Utilizing facial recognition technology to support shopping for elderly people in Ikata Town
JS Cube begins sales of “PASiD Face,” a document creation support system with facial recognition function for local government counters
NEC, ANA and JAL conduct demonstration of facial recognition-based boarding procedures on passengers' smartphones
LIXIL launches new model “Jiesta 2” facial recognition door with integrated handle
Is it safe to deliver prescription drugs with Uber Eats? --Ask Uber Eats and Medley
Self-driving accident investigation agency to consider government, aims to resolve manufacturers' concerns
DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
Yellen to push G7 on bond for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian asset profits
Hong Kong opens digital yuan wallets in a first for non-mainlanders
Japan’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 ‘AI, robotics powerhouse’ | 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 ‘Society 5.0’
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 Japan’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
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Japan’s Space Debris Challenge, the expanding role of Facial Recognition in Japan, and Dedollorization with Japan’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 Japan’s labour shortages?
Japan’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
Japan’s AI Bear Detection Tech, Japanese government to use Google and Microsoft for AI Governance, and China’s AI Laser Submarines. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.
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Strange Item
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 Japan’s labour shortages?
Japan’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 It’s Building a 4th Aircraft Carrier—and the Tables Are Turning
China closing in on laser-propelled fast, stealth subs
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Japan’s top-down strategies that insist on diversity in the country, Japan’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 – 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 ‘significant risks’ 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 Cambodia’s China-backed canal could serve military goals
China Confirms It’s Building a 4th Aircraft Carrier—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
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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 “FUN” 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 world’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 Japan’s current situation. Michael Yon has written a series of books to help the Japanese public understand modern day information war. He’s not in Japan to only view the cherry blossoms, folks. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.
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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 US’ 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, Japan’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)
Japan’s Shohei Ohtani bats against against an AI version of himself, and a deep dive on Japan’s positions in the Carbon Credit Trade by leveraging its AI systems in the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in — 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
オリーブオイル値上げ「過去に例見ないほど」欧州での不作影響
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 Houthis’ Red Sea attacks
INDOPACOM Boss: China ‘Soon to Be World’s Largest Air Force’
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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Japan’s Computer Vision Companies, Underwater Drone Collaborations, and North Korean IT workers infiltrating Japanese companies ahead of China’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
株式会社TIGEREYE
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 Japan’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 Japan’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 141…
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The AI Sector gets weird in Japan’s Normie World, Tokyo metro to setup new missile shelter, and facial recognition continues to expand in Japan’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 140…
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The “Eat the Bugs” Market is failing in Japan, BRICS’ De-dollarisation campaign is affecting Japan, and Japan is facing its own internal Supply Chain War. Strap in — 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 women’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 Japan’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 Justice：Courtesy 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 “FreeiD” 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 137…
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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
口座開設、マイナ搭載スマホで完結 25年夏までに - 日本経済新聞
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 136…
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… We look at how the weaponization of the US Dollar is affecting Japan, the Supply Chain Wars and Japan’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 ‘KuSui’ device to generate water from air with Japanese technology
FANUC Iberia Office Expansion in Spain – Strengthening FANUC’s Business in Europe
FANUC Applications / Fanuc Robot Video 1 / Fanuc Robot Video 2
ON PODCAST 134…
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… We deep dive on Facial Recognition Tech in Kyushu, Japan re-emerging as a chip hub, and how China’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 “face recognition” 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 134…
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… 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 ‘Naked Men’ Festival Held for the Last Time
ON PODCAST 133…
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… We discuss breakthrough research that turns your DNA into Computer Storage, Pig Organs for Human Transplants, and how Japan’s reliance on Foreign Technology is creating Digital Trade Deficits. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.
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Show Notes Ep. 133
IT'S OMGWTF!
Japan produces 1st pigs designed for organ transplants
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan Takes a Leap into the Future with Its First Metaverse High School
Wakayama Signs Pact on Flying Cars
Researchers design a processor from DNA — microfluidic chip completes math calculations and also stores data in DNA
JAPAN BUSINESS
Japan slips into recession, becoming 4th-largest economy, behind U.S., China and Germany
Japan's digital trade deficit widens to $37bn on Big Tech reliance
China's warehouse robots set to ease Japan's logistics crunch
U.S. Techstars CEO eyes Japan as Asia's hub for accelerating startups
WAR
SDF to soften hairstyle rules as recruit shortage worsens
[All Politics is Global] Escalating Russia-North Korea Arms Trade a Critical Security Threat
Tweet:Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping)
Yet, we see war risk insurance has gone from 0.02% to almost 1 %, except for Chinese ships which is at 0.35%.
We also see a reduction in ships transiting the Suez from 70 to 39 y/y and in tonnage from 4.7M to 2.0M y/y.
ON PODCAST 132…
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… We discuss the status of Facial Recognition Technology in Japan, plans for Hydrogen Infrastructure for Japan, and some issues with migration and depopulation from a rational perspective. Strap in! You are living in Interesting Times.
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Show Notes for 132
IT'S OMGWTF!
Half-naked men doused with cold water on mad dash through Japan city in unique festival
SOCIETY 5.0
I tried Japan's first "facial recognition vending machine" | What is the background behind DyDo Drinko's development?
保育現場の膨大な手作業を自動化する「顔認証AI解錠システム」（BCN） - Yahoo!ニュース (Facial Recognition)
SUPPLY CHAIN
Japan to spur clean hydrogen production with $20bn in subsidies
U.S.-led Indo-Pacific supply chain deal to take effect on Feb. 24 ｜ Kyodo News
DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
Osaka nursery going extra mile to stop Vietnamese kids falling behind
From violence to cost, Japanese egg farmer cites problems with foreign trainee program
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… We discuss Japan’s crazy business numbers, AI Babysitters for Japanese Cars, and Edible Cricket businesses that are declaring bankruptcy (VICTORY!).
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SHOW NOTES EP. 131
IT'S OMGWTF!
Undersea wine aging hoped to boost southwestern Japan island economy
JAPAN BUSINESS
SoftBank Group marks return to profit as it cuts Vision Fund losses
Japan's total debt swells to record ¥1,286.45 tril in 2023
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan firms unveil prototype model of robots that can babysit in car
AI 2.0: Japan Opens Up the Tomorrow of Solving Social Issues | Japan Insight - Investing in Japan - Japan External Trade Organization
DEDOLLAR
TUCKER PUTIN (INTERVIEW EXCERPT)
EAT THE BUGS
bankrupt The group's edible cricket farming business is sluggish Total debt: 242.9 million yen
A cricket farming venture goes bankrupt less than three years after its founding
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ON PODCAST 130 We discuss a Japanese breakthrough AI-based technology that allows users to transmit their brain imagery, Japan’s issues with demographics, and dive into the supply chain wars. Strap in — You are living in Interesting Times.
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SHOW NOTES EP. 130
IT'S NEW!
Lipton releases Pancake Tea Latte in Japan
SUPPLY CHAIN CHINA WAR
Weaponizing Biotech: How China's Military Is Preparing for a 'New Domain of Warfare'
Demand for shipments from China via rail through Russia has ‘skyrocketed’ since the Red Sea attacks
Taiwan to deploy drone defences around power plants amid fears of Chinese attack
Japan, Germany sign military supply-sharing pact amid China rise
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan scientists create world's 1st AI-generated images using brain activity
DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
Governor in east Japan wants to abolish nationality requirement for prefecture gov't jobs
Tokyo bus operator banks on foreign drivers as shortage looms
Japan's foreign workers surpass 2m for first time, led by Vietnamese
CHONGRYON (JAPAN’S N. KOREANS)
"Wakayama Compatriots' Spring Gathering / Congratulations to the Youth in Their Twenties
New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans
North Korean drones pose major risk to South Korean airports, lawmaker says
ON PODCAST 129…
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… We discuss SoftBank’s quest for AI Offices via the WeWork Model, the Japanese Carbon Capture Technologies as a Breakaway Society, and more analysis on Japan’s declining population and changing demographics. Strap in — you are living in Interesting Times.
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Show Notes Ep. 129
IT'S NEW!
Japan’s Homo Sausage now comes with cheese
JAPAN
Rules outlined for storing CO2 underground in CCS projects | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Toyota Chairman Says Electric Cars Will Never Dominate Global Market
DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
Governor in east Japan wants to abolish nationality requirement for prefecture gov't jobs
Tokyo bus operator banks on foreign drivers as shortage looms
Japan's foreign workers surpass 2m for first time, led by Vietnamese
ON PODCAST 128…
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… We discuss the weirdness of everyone lambasting China and then funding it with business ventures, how drones will be used by fighter pilots with AI, and updates in the Supply Chain Wars and how that affects Japan. Strap in — You are living in interesting times.
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Show Notes for 128
JAPAN
Japan business leaders return to China seeking to bolster cooperation
Japan exports surge 10% in December on strong demand for autos, revived trade with China
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan, US agree on AI research for drones to assist new fighter jet
What is the “smart city vision” that Hitachi, Ltd. is aiming for through co-creation with Hitachi City?
Entrusted with an R&D Project for the Cabinet Office's Problem-solving Program "Bridge"
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Red Sea crisis pressures China's exporters as shipping delays, costs mount
China orders Japanese fishing boat to leave Senkaku waters
Mysterious new Chinese carrier emerges to capitalise on risky Red Sea trades
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ (Supply Chain News Headlines)
How Will the Houthi Attacks on Commercial Ships Impact India and Japan?
ON PODCAST 127…
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… We discuss China’s advancements into brain warfare, how the dedollarization movement is affecting the weakened Japanese Yen, and a “Eet Ze Bugs” company that is shutting down operations (VICTORY!).
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SHOW NOTES EP. 127
NEW IDEA
Growing Food on the Moon Using Asteroid Soil
CHINA
China developing 'brain warfare' tech with devices that make you sleep and thought-controlled weapons
DEDOLLAR
Yuan Overtakes Yen For 4th Place In Global Payments
De-dollarization: 95% of the trade between China and Russia didn’t use the US dollar
De-Dollarization Kicks Into High Gear - Chinese Yuan Hit Record High, Overtook Japanese Yen As 4th Most Used CurrencyChina's De-Dollarization Efforts and the Shifting Dynamics in the Global Banking Industry
EAT THE BUGS
The company that sparked the edible crickets'' boom ends itspet brand'' 1 year and 9 months after establishment... ``It's so sad''
Grillas (Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture), which sells edible crickets, has announced that it will discontinue its brand ``Cricket Research Institute'' for pets, aquatic and livestock animals on January 25th.
The background is "recurring high raw material prices and poor breeding of insects for food"
The company is a venture company originating from Tokushima University that develops and produces edible crickets. In the past, Cricket Rice Crackers '' made withCricket Powder'' developed by the company were sold at Muji'', and school lunches usingCricket Powder'' were provided in Tokushima Prefecture, creating a buzz. . The Cricket Research Institute will open in April 2022. In addition to "cricket powder," we have been selling food for pets and aquatic and livestock animals on our online site, including "frozen crickets," "dried crickets," and live "live crickets." On January 17, 2024, the brand's official X (Twitter) announced the end of the brand, saying, As of January 25, 2024, we will be closing the Cricket Research Institute official online shop.'' It is said that the shipment of crickets ended on January 19th, and the reason for the termination was thatthe repeated high prices of raw materials and poor breeding of insects for food could not be absorbed by corporate efforts to cut costs.'' In response to the sudden closure announcement, users expressed their regrets, saying, I'm so sad,''Thank you very much for your help,'' and ``Thank you for the many crickets.''
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SHOW NOTES EP. 126
NEW PRODUCT
Japan’s biggest ham company is making “tuna” that contains neither ham nor fish
JAPAN
Elon Musk's Starlink helps communications in quake-hit central Japan
Japan probe lands on Moon in precision touchdown mission
Japan bankruptcies surge in 2023, topping 8,000
SOCIETY 5.0
Davos 2024: Japanese Monetary Authority to adopt India's digital payment models says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Amazon to invest 2 tril. yen in Japan's cloud business amid AI boom
Robots key to new ways of farming as labor shortage looms | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Yokohama library system introduces Japan-1st AI book search
Tokyo bakery, NEC team up to give rise to AI-based 'love bread'
Int'l agreement reached on Japan-proposed rules for flying telecommunication bases
Kono Taro at WEF 2024
WAR
Japan, NATO weigh a dedicated line for sharing security information
Red Sea attacks already bigger issue for supply chain than pandemic, maritime advisory warns
A New Approach: Countering China’s War without Rules
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EP 125 Show Notes
NEW PRODUCTS
Discover trending products from Japan.
JAPAN
Japan PM Kishida vows to take lead in decarbonization in Asia
‘Nowhere to go’: African refugee applicants camp in Tokyo park
Japan's Nippon Steel to buy US Steel for $14.1 bn: firms
Singapore, Japan work on green and digital shipping corridor development
SK’s Chey proposes South Korea-Japan economic bloc akin to EU
Japan to issue $11 bln in climate transition bonds in February -sources
SOCIETY 5.0
Stability AI’s plan to counter AI’s Silicon Valley bias
Stability AI
ChatGPT, other AI to be studied for military risk by new Japan body
Absent students in Kumamoto can now attend school via robot
Vietnam, Japan enhance cooperation in high-quality human resources training
WAR
S. Korea, U.S., Japan start operating missile-info sharing system
US clears AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinder sales to Japan
Territorial disputes with Japan 'over,' Russia's top diplomat says
Shippers mask positions, weigh options amid Red Sea attacks
CHINA
China poised to eclipse Japan as the largest auto exporter in 2023
China starts up world's first fourth-generation nuclear reactor
China to conduct sea trials for its first ultra-deepwater drilling ship
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Show Notes for Episode 124
NEW JAPANESE TREND
Character for tax (税) picked as kanji of 2023
JAPAN NEWS
All 47 prefectures to have same-sex partnership systems in 2024
Fukushima nuclear plant worker exposed to radiation
USJ roller coaster suddenly stops, leaving passengers suspended in the air for over an hour
SOCIETY 5.0
Moonshot Reseach and Development Program - Science, Technology and Innovation- Cabinet Office Home Page
Moonshot R&D｜Program｜Goal8 Controlling and modifying the weather
Driverless buses could be running on public roads by year-end
Coming Soon: Your Travel Will Be Restricted By Personal Carbon Allowances
Japan to introduce electronic arrest warrants, interrogation records
Toyota's "Hydrogen Sharing Network" May Let You Fill Up Your Car At Home
What is carbon capture and why does it keep coming up at COP28?
Japan digital minister hints at move to make 'My Number' ID cards mandatory
ANA Holdings, Joby partner with Nomura Real Estate Development for vertiports in Japan
EAT THE BUGS
Ecology, launched a nutrition bar containing crickets that promotes health benefits by containing iron and zinc.
https://bio.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/news/p1/23/12/06/11381/
Ecology (Shinjuku, Tokyo, CEO Seiya Ashikari), which produces food ingredients using edible crickets, announced on December 6, 2023 that it will release a new nutrition bar containing cricket powder. A press briefing was held. The company's crickets contain high amounts of iron and zinc, and the company promotes the health benefits of these ingredients. On the same day, the company also announced that it had confirmed that cricket powder promotes the immunostimulating effect of lactic acid bacteria, and expressed its intention to focus on developing products with immunostimulating effects in the future.
DEDOLLAR
china-singapore-let-each-others-tourists-pay-digital-yuan-beijing-seeks-globalise-its-e-cny-currency
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Show Notes for Show 123
NEW PRODUCT
FamilyMart hits the runway with ‘Convenience Wear’ lineup
SOCIETY 5.0
TOKURA Masakazu Chairman, Keidanren and Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
Japan’s rural areas are depopulating – could a circular economy deliver local economic revitalization? Renewable resourcing // Collaboration and holistic approach
Circular Economy in Japan Circular Economy case studies in Japan
Coming Soon: Your Travel Will Be Restricted By Personal Carbon Allowances
Japan to introduce electronic arrest warrants, interrogation records
草取りの解決で、農業に革命が起きる。雑草対策ロボット開発 - さくマガ
田んぼの除草 (video)
Toyota Hydrogen Factory Scaling Up Its European Activities
Nvidia to work with SoftBank, other Japan firms to push AI research
AI-generated imaging using brain activity hits record 75% accuracy: Japan research
Half of hospitals see no merit in My Number health insurance cards: survey
WAR
Japan's frontier islanders decry lack of gov't plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack
Hundreds of #Chinese Ships Gather Near the #Philippines
Japan would play a key supporting role: expert
JAPAN
Japan backs tripling global nuclear energy by 2050
Japan PM vows to phase out coal-fired power at climate summit
Kobe Illuminage
'Roads are for people': Tokyo taxi driver arrested for allegedly running over pigeon
NPO Director Gets 8 Months in Jail Over Organ Transplants; Arranged Surgeries in Belarus for Japanese Patients
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122 Show Notes
NEW PRODUCT/High or Not High
Building houses with swarms of drones
SOCIETY 5.0
Robots helping to solve Japan's '2024 problem,' IFR Reports
How Japan’s semiconductor industry is leaping into the future (WEF)
Japan’s tech leaders accelerate its climate actions, ex-PM says
Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO days after ouster with US elite
Alibaba founder Jack Ma starts ready-made food company
Docomo to showcase diverse technologies at docomo Open House '24
Line operator says 440,000 personal data items leaked
WAR
The First Japan - NATO Cyber Dialogue
US frees hijacked tanker off Yemen
Global shipping on edge after Houthis seize Israeli vessels
U.S. spy drones relocated to Okinawa despite local objection
Israeli-Owned Ship Comes Under Iranian Suicide Drone Attack In Indian Ocean
Japan
Japan's 330-meter tallest skyscraper Azabudai Hills opens in Tokyo
Kengo Kuma-designed building paves path as Japan's 1st zero-emissions hotel
Japan warns that China, Russia share goal of creating new global order
Origins of Japan's foreign residents shift over 3 decades, further change expected: expert
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NOTES FOR SHOW 121
Japan
In hectic post-COVID Japan, more people prefer sleeping to partying at year-end: poll
'Olive oil shock' hits dining tables in Japan as prices of some products rise by over 50%
Diet debate on inflation-fighting FY2023 extra budget begins
EAT THE BUGS
Two companies in Gunma prefecture sell drinks containing cricket powder in demonstration experiment
Is cricket beer delicious? A drink that touches people's emotions
DEDOLLOR
IMF Releases Digital Currency Handbook For World's Central Banks
What $6.9B China-Saudi currency swap means for Beijing’s efforts to globalize yuan
La Russie et le Venezuela confirment leurs plans de dédollarisation
DEPOPULATION
This Japanese village was on the verge of being deserted, so a resident filled it with life-size dolls
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Show Notes for Episode 120
NEW PRODUCT/High or Not High
Pokemon and Tiffany team up for new accessory line with Pikachu pendant
SOCIETY 5.0
New Tezuka 'Black Jack' manga episode created using AI unveiled
Microsoft CEO Says Sam Altman Will Be Joining Microsoft
Panasonic envisions a world where homes and offices can be powered by their windows
'Aerial robots' as new infrastructure for suburban delivery
Union files labor complaint as Google Japan rejects talks amid huge staff cuts
MOL to Install AI System in Cargo Holds of Newbuildings
WAR
Japan seeking talks with Houthi hijackers of Red Sea Israeli-linked ship
War risk premiums back in oil and shipping as Houthis seize vessel in Red Sea
Japan should join AUKUS, says former prime minister Taro Aso
Japan to provide patrol ships to Bangladesh with eye on China
Japanese marines conduct drill on island seen as vulnerable to China
Unsafe and unprofessional interaction with PLA-N
Japan vice ministers visit Ukraine to examine recovery needs
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Show Notes for 119
High or Not High
More than 10 who ate 'weed gummies' hospitalized this year: Osaka police
Osaka restaurateur sends ramen ingredients into space for six months to test effects of cosmic rays
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan Opens New Silicon Valley Base for Japanese Startups
Sony lures record female engineers despite talent shortage in Japan
Uber CEO sees huge potential in Japanese ride-sharing market
COVID
Japan medical groups urge women to check if they are pregnant before taking COVID drugs
WAR
Car rams into barricade near Israel Embassy in Tokyo; man detained
Mitsubishi Electric in line to be key supplier for U.S. Navy radar
‘Day may come’ when North Korea will attack US to help Palestine: Hamas official
Philippines joins Japan-led naval drills as brushes with China rise in the disputed South China Sea
Japan urges China to release national jailed on spy charges
Japan
Japanese PM Kishida meets Chinese President Xi amid difficult ties
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SHOW NOTES FOR JAPAN WUT 118
NEW PRODUCT
Japanese onomatopoeia guidebook hoped to help foreign workers navigate life in Japan
SOCIETY 5.0
Tokyo has a new vending machine where everything inside is free
CLEANING TOILET ROBOT (Twitter/X Video)
Use of AI-based robots on the rise in Japanese agriculture
This Company Is Bringing Zero-Waste Shopping To Japan (WEF)
Cities Present Models for Using Data for Social Impact (WEF)
Artificial Intelligence vs Copyright (In Japan) with supplementary AI or ART Quiz?
Eco Marine Power introduces cloud communication IoT device for maritime applications
Toyota trials hydrogen-powered vehicle on public roads in Australia
Toyota's fuel cell vehicles include food trucks and mobile offices
E-scooter startup wins over Japanese regulators who confounded Uber
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Show Notes for Episode 117
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan eyes $13bn in aid for chips, generative AI in stimulus budget
An industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea
Japan
Japan's April-Sept current surplus triples to record ¥12.7 tril
Japan household spending down for 7th month in Sept. as wages slide
Germany set to overtake Japan as 3rd-largest economy
Kishida announces stimulus package of 17 trillion yen
Albert Edwards: "Will The BOJ Fiasco Be The Straw That Breaks The Back Of US Debt"
Japan's green transition bonds find 'more open-minded' investors
Massive trove of ancient coins dug up in Gunma Prefecture | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Japan whaling mother ship calls it a day amid industry stupor | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
EAT THE BUGS
東京で「ザザムシ」新メニュー提供 上農高生が創作 長野県
CHINA
Why the Philippines is exiting the Belt and Road
Valued at $1B, Kai-Fu Lee's LLM startup unveils open source model
Asia’s first Gay Games to kick off in Hong Kong, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
China’s AI Regulations and How They Get Made - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
SGOTW
Vietnamese people have the highest number of foreigners arrested, surpassing Chinese people, background such as disappearance of trainees
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SHOW NOTES FOR EP. 116
HIGH NOT HIGH/NEW PRODUCT
Gunma’s drive-throughs offer everything from sushi to meds
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan high school trials AI as conversation partner to boost English speaking skills
Thousands of education board-distributed tablet computers broken in west Japan
Fake video of Kishida spreads; creator denies malicious intent
(LINK TO STUPID DEEP FAKE PM KISHIDA VIDEO)
Kishida can’t believe his ears at the sound of him speaking
Japan PM Kishida faces questions from AI bot ChatGPT in Diet
Elon Musk issues warning about 'humanoid robots' in AI 'age of abundance'
WAR
Air Self-Defense Force plane evacuates 46 out of Israel
The #US is quietly arming #Taiwan to the teeth
Japan and Philippine leaders agree to negotiate defense pact and boost ties amid China's aggression
Japan's prime minister tours Philippine patrol ship and boosts alliances amid maritime tensions
PNP on watch vs Chinese ‘sleeper cells’
Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan
Japan, Malaysia to boost defense cooperation
DEDOLLOR
China Delivers Sustainable Development Funding To Hard-Hit Egypt
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SHOW NOTES FOR EP. 116
HIGH NOT HIGH/NEW PRODUCT
Gunma’s drive-throughs offer everything from sushi to meds
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan high school trials AI as conversation partner to boost English speaking skills
Thousands of education board-distributed tablet computers broken in west Japan
Fake video of Kishida spreads; creator denies malicious intent
(LINK TO STUPID DEEP FAKE PM KISHIDA VIDEO)
Kishida can’t believe his ears at the sound of him speaking
Japan PM Kishida faces questions from AI bot ChatGPT in Diet
Elon Musk issues warning about 'humanoid robots' in AI 'age of abundance'
WAR
Air Self-Defense Force plane evacuates 46 out of Israel
The #US is quietly arming #Taiwan to the teeth
Japan and Philippine leaders agree to negotiate defense pact and boost ties amid China's aggression
Japan's prime minister tours Philippine patrol ship and boosts alliances amid maritime tensions
PNP on watch vs Chinese ‘sleeper cells’
Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan
Japan, Malaysia to boost defense cooperation
DEDOLLOR
China Delivers Sustainable Development Funding To Hard-Hit Egypt
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SHOW NOTES FOR 115
HIGH NOT HIGH
Hay fever-fighting rice to be part of Japan's economic stimulus
NEW PRODUCT
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to offer AI security camera service
WAR
What Russia could give North Korea in exchange for weapons to use in Ukraine | NK PRO
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan Mobility Show provides glimpse of robots as future of rescue efforts
Koito, Denso collaborate to enhance night driving safety
G7 agrees on guiding principles for AI developers to address risks
Press corner
An economy that works for people
Japan, EU agree on developing rules for cross-border data flows
Japanese scientists make better lithium-ion battery without cobalt
Brakes applied to driverless public transport after Fukui accident
AI suitcase tested outdoors to guide visually impaired people
AI map analysis uncovers 34 probable ancient burial mounds in Japan
EAT THE BUGS
「究極の昆虫食 G」が自販機に登場 人類進化のワンステップに？：朝日新聞デジタル
CHINA
Chinese yuan beats Euro, is 2nd most used currency in global payments system SWIFT
DEDOLLOR
DCJPY: A Revolution in Digital Currency and Global Connectivity
De-Dollarization? China Completes First Digital Yuan Purchase For Cross-Border Oil Transaction
India Rejects Russian Demand To Pay For Oil In Chinese Yuan
PetroChina Completes First International Crude Oil Trade in Digital Yuan: Report
SGOTW
Chinese worker at Japanese firm held over rare earth ‘spying’
U.S. soldier arrested for trespassing in home in Aomori Prefecture
DEPOPULATION
Aging Japanese town faces challenge as foreign population grows 20 times larger in 20 yrs
Small group learning key to survival of Japan's least populous city
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Notes for Show 114
HIGH NOT HIGH
What causes menopausal women in Japan to go 'doctor shopping'?
NEW PRODUCT
In Japan 1st, cash register-free 'walk through' food store to open in Yokohama
WAR
'Stop the war!': 300 protest in Fukuoka against attacks on Gaza
NHK reporters in the Gaza Strip detail ongoing horrors | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
S Korea, U.S. and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of N Korean threats
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets Russia’s top diplomat in Pyongyang
SOCIETY 5.0
Editorial: Poor data management led to 9 million info leak cases at Japan telecom firm
Railway firms turn to AI to shake up lost property search
AI capable of conversation, labor on display at trade show
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Show Notes
Japan Economy, Environment
TSE Launches Carbon Credit Market
New York Refuses To Give More Money For Offshore Wind Projects As Cheap "Green" Myth Implodes
The Net Zero Ship Starting To Sink
Japanese with ‘good’ impression of South Korea hits all-time high
60% in Japan think livelihoods worsened under Kishida gov't: Mainichi poll
Japan vulnerable to energy shocks, as 95% of its oil is from Middle East
Japan criticizes Russian ban on its seafood following the release of treated radioactive water
CHINA
Leaders from emerging economies are visiting China for the 'Belt and Road' forum
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NEW PRODUCT
For a price, new condo owners can drive into the living room
WAR
ISRAELI AMBASSADOR FCCJ YOUTUBE Gilad Cohen / talk about Turkish embassy and Japan News
Mei Shigenobu
Fusako Shigenobu
What if North Korea stages military drills with Russia and China?
Active service in #Taiwan's armed forces has dropped
Russia’s foreign minister to visit N. Korea amid claims of weapons supplied to Moscow
Putin’s visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia
SOCIETY 5.0
Tokyo ward tests ‘metaverse’ office for disabled, seeks full support by FY 2028
CyberLink’s facial recognition receives South Korean cybersecurity certification
AI chatbot giving farmers tool to help navigate changing world
Microsoft opens 'AI innovation lab' in Kobe in Japan-first
Zengin interbank system restored after 2 days of transfer chaos
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Show Notes for Ep. 111
NEW PRODUCT
Project to make denim jeans from pruned rose branches launched in west Japan city
SOCIETY 5.0
U.N. forum on internet governance begins in Kyoto; focus on AI
Data Governance (WEF Japan 4th Ind. Rev.)
Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT): Paths towards Free and Trusted Data Flows
The big AI and robotics concept that has attracted both Walmart and Softbank
Chinese startup's robo-waiters ready to take orders around the world
Japan
Shrine-colliding festival provides a smashing time in Matsuyama | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Japan household spending falls 2.5% in August on rising prices
Mori Building to open new development project in Tokyo as part of push to revitalize city
BlackRock targets Japan's climate tech in investment push: Larry Fink
WAR
Japan, eight ASEAN nations to bolster cybersecurity collaboration
Japanese lawmakers to visit Taiwan for National Day celebrations
China Is Becoming a No-Go Zone for Executives
Big Chinese state-owned enterprises setting up army-linked militias
Taiwan blockade's cost would be felt wider than COVID: U.S. official
Repairing U.S. ships in Japan 'very important': defense chief Kihara
China's economic ills infecting the rest of Asia
SGOTW
US citizen arrested south of Yokohama over theft of unlocked city vehicle
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SHOW NOTES 110
NEW PRODUCT
Keep your hands free with this backpack umbrella stand
SOCIETY 5.0
JR Kyushu to test multilingual 'AI attendant' from October
Japan police to stamp out online criminal activity with help of AI
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Receives the 2023 Global Goalkeeper Award
Fujitsu launches new technologies to protect conversational AI from hallucinations and adversarial attacks
Automation lending helping hand to lessen the workload
Japan
Nagoya ordinance prohibits walking on escalators
WAR
Ukraine looks to Shinkansen to build rails to Western allies
https://www.mod.go.jp/en/publ/w_paper/wp2023/DOJ2023_Digest_EN.pdf
Japan names 33 airports, ports to be upgraded for defense use
Commencement of negotiations on the Japan-Germany Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement
EAT THE BUGS
Title: Insect Consumption on the Rise: Pursuing Sustainability and Food Culture (Published on September 20th) chugainippoh
Date: September 22, 2023, 09:54 AM
As the trend of consuming dishes made from insects gains momentum, 88.7% of those who have tried insect-based cuisine responded positively, stating that it was "delicious." Furthermore, around 60% anticipate the widespread adoption of insect consumption in Japan in the future. These findings stem from a tasting survey conducted last year by the Tokyo University of Agriculture's Bio-Robotics Laboratory, which focuses on edible insects in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In light of global food crises and concerns, insects are gaining attention as the next-generation food resource, with practical applications advancing in Japan as well. However, while there are benefits, such as minimal environmental impact, there are also challenges and lingering aversions, making it uncertain whether insect-based cuisine will be embraced on a broad scale, akin to traditional Japanese cuisine.
The aforementioned tasting survey featured dishes like deep-fried crickets and cookies containing cricket powder, known as "Land Shrimp Salamino." According to reports, various insect-based foods made from creatures such as cicadas, grasshoppers, and bees are already available in the market. Some restaurants even offer dishes like crepes made with aquatic insect caddisfly meat or noodles infused with crickets.
However, it is undeniable that there are still people who might refuse to eat these dishes, possibly due to reservations about the appearance of the ingredients. It's worth considering that the university's survey may have been biased, being conducted only among students, and in fact, 10% of the surveyed students did not try the insect-based dishes. As an experiment, some individuals sampled commercially available cricket-infused chocolate and rice crackers. While the rice crackers had a flavor reminiscent of shrimp chips, it wasn't something that most people found appealing, and there wasn't a significant allure to choose them. In other surveys, nearly 90% of respondents expressed a reluctance to try insect-based foods.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization issued a report in 2013 recommending the consumption of insects, and in Europe, commercialization is advancing. According to the organization's data, producing 1 kilogram of protein from cows requires 10 kilograms of feed, while chickens need 2.5 kilograms. In contrast, crickets can produce the same amount of protein with just 1.7 kilograms of feed. There are benefits to insect farming, including the ability to produce on a small scale and emitting fewer greenhouse gases compared to livestock farming. Given the backdrop of climate change and food shortages caused by population growth, there are hopes that insects could play a role in addressing these challenges.
In Japan, there has been a long-standing tradition of consuming insects such as locusts. The act of consuming living creatures as part of the "food" is a cornerstone of cultural significance. However, the expansion of "food tech," including genetic modification, driven by economic efficiency and profit motives, as well as the high-tech and industrialization of agriculture and fisheries under the banner of "food security," poses a significant threat to traditional food cultures rooted in a connection with nature and the livelihoods of those who practice them.
For instance, genetically edited white crickets have been created solely for their appearance, and if these were used as raw materials for mass-produced food items, it could lead to discomfort and concerns. From a sustainability perspective, religious communities may also consider insect consumption. Nonetheless, the key to evolving food culture ultimately lies in the development of methods that genuinely prioritize environmental and natural considerations, ensuring safety and making people want to consume such foods.
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Show Notes
NEW PRODUCT
Japanese vending machine sells…retro toothbrushes?
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
SOCIETY 5.0
Hi, Robot: Machines take over at China's Asian Games
DJ who has ALS finds freedom to move limbs in the metaverse
Japan is planning lanes for AVs
AI camera steers ships away from collisions in fog and darkness
JAPAN ECONOMY / WEF
Kishida unveils gist of new economic package as support for his government dwindles (see photos for WEF stuff)
WAR
US Space Force eyes setting up Japan unit amid China's rise
The Case for Urgency Against China
FIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE AIR FORCE’S FUTURE COMBAT AIR FORCE
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Advances in Threat Sensors and Post-Processing Capabilities
Russian and Chinese IADS include networks of ground-based, airborne, maritime, and space-based multi-phenomenology sensor and communication systems that improve the range, density, and sophistication of their surveillance operations. Advances in sensor resolution, post-processing power, data storage capacity, and fusing information from sensors in multiple domains have improved their ability to locate, track, and engage airborne threats.
Both Russia and China exploit the strategic depth of their home territory to create sensor and communication networks that enable them to engage U.S. forces before they can do the same.
Operating from their own territory reduces constraints on the size, weight, and power generation capabilities of their sensor networks compared to U.S. sensor networks that must deploy to a fight. Taking advantage of their recent successful gray zone operations, Russia is deploying sensors and weapons in Crimea, and China has deployed sensors and weapons on islands it has occupied or created in the South China Sea.
Both are simultaneously pursuing a variety of early warning and control aircraft, UAS, aerostats, and balloons that will better detect low-altitude airborne targets at standoff distances.
Advanced digital signal processing and the introduction of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar technologies have significantly improved the detection range and resolution of Chinese and Russian radars that operate in lower frequency bands.
Combined with passive sensors and other technologies discussed below, radars that operate in lower frequency bands could improve China and Russia’s ability to detect some low-observable aircraft designs.
Due to their poor resolution and other limitations, earlier generation low-frequency radars could not develop target quality tracks. However, advances in signal processing have enabled pulse compression techniques that improve the range resolution of low-frequency radars, and the introduction of AESA technologies have improved their directional resolution.
The Future Conflict Operating Environment Out to 2030
Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
Many such exotic detection technologies – such as wake-vortex tracking, quantum radar, three-dimensional metre- and decimetre-wavelength AESA radars and LEO infra-red scan-and-track techniques – have serious limitations when used as primary sensors as they have limited capacity to generate target-grade weapon cueing data. However, they offer advantages in detecting threats which are difficult to track using standard X- and Ku-band radars and can be extremely useful for cueing in other higher-resolution sensors if adequately integrated into a common system or picture.
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SHOW NOTES
NEW PRODUCT
Yamaha adopts wood-based reinforced resin for watercraft
SOCIETY 5.0
Centaurs and Cyborgs on the Jagged Frontier
Quantum Computing Startup-Nanofiber Quantum Technologies Secures $8.5m Funding
Japan to develop brain bio-digital twin technology
Japanese school students see how AI can help farming
Japan/DEMOGRAPHICS
Shibuya mayor says 'Don't come' for Halloween
Japan labor market set for change as huge worker shortage looms
EDITORIAL: College student quota shortfalls threatening the nation’s future
Chinese in Tokyo (Japanese Article)
86% of municipalities across Japan want more foreign workers: survey
One in 10 Japanese are older than 80: gov't data
WAR
Xi’s security obsession turns Chinese citizens into spy hunters
Ukraine will ask Japan to help with anti-drone technology
Japan-Britain defense cooperation pact to take effect in Oct
EAT THE BUGS
Could crickets be the "optimal solution" to avoid food shortages? [Part 1] / Mr. Seiya Ashikari, representative of cricket food “Ecology”
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SHOW NOTES FOR EP 107
NEW PRODUCT
Flush by phone: Japan toilet maker responds to demand for touch-free facilities
G20
Narendra Modi: As ‘One Earth,’ we must continue sustainable goals
Coffee quality in Japan hit by Ukraine war, global warming
Four reasons why the world needs to limit nitrogen pollution
SOCIETY 5.0
Carmakers fail privacy test; give owners little or no control on personal data they collect
Japanese educators want to allow students to use robot substitutes to attend school
App in trials for hospital patients to go on trips in the metaverse
SEXISM
Many female election candidates face sexual harassment, verbal abuse in Japan: survey
WAR
Security Breach at Japan’s Cyber Security Agency May Have Been the Work of Chinese Hackers
Japan top diplomat makes first visit to Ukraine since war's start
Japan/Economy
40% of companies in Japan hired someone over 70 last year
CHINA
China is strengthening its control over global logistics data under the One Belt, One Road Initiative, and the US-China hegemony battle over data
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Show Notes for Show 106
NEW PRODUCT/HIGH OR NOT HIGH
Canned volcanic ash erupts into huge hit for Kagoshima Pref.
Three 'Final Fantasy XIV' whiskeys are on the way, with cool nods to the game’s starter cities
FUKUSHIMA WATER
Japan to give extra $141 million to fisheries amid China import ban
SOCIETY 5.0
University of Tokyo Researchers Developing Full-body Electronic Skin to Measure Physiological Data and Analyze with AI
Japan Launches Circular Economy Collaboration with World Economic Forum
A Multifaceted Approach of Decarbonization, Circular Economy, Decentralization and Harmony with Nature
The Circular Economy | World Economic Forum
Toto develops bidet feature that can be adjusted by smartphone
Lawson addresses labor shortage with futuristic avatars
Nagoya subway replaces platform timetables with QR codes to cut costs
EAT THE BUGS
Fine Sinter adds chocolate sweets to insect diet
Business diversification into edible cricket production and electronic parts manufacturing Processing into dried products and powder, business negotiations with confectionery manufacturers progressing
An electronic parts manufacturer in Ogaki that is challenging the food crisis with cricket production
WAR
Japan's top court orders Okinawa to allow divisive government plan to build U.S. military runways
Japan
Japan cab company under fire for tweet playing up female drivers' looks, ages
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SHOW NOTES FOR EP. 105
NEW PRODUCT/SERVICE
Fukuoka driving school lets participants try drunk driving to expose dangers
FUKUSHIMA WATER RELEASE
TEPCO: No abnormality detected in monitoring data
Japan says seawater radioactivity below detectable limits near Fukushima
S Korean police arrest 14 Fukushima protesters seeking to enter Japanese embassy
China bans all Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima water release
Stones, Eggs Thrown at Japanese Schools in China
【親切】新宿のお店「中国人へ。当店の食材は全て福島県産です」
SOCIETY 5.0
AI-based app created by Japan researchers can predict rice harvest with single photo
What’s next for the energy transition in Japan?
Japan and Middle East sign hydrogen cooperation agreements
Prosecutors question lawmaker over wind farm bribery case
Japan blockchain startup seeks to build Asian digital payment network
Former Sony execs laying down data security gambit to tech giants
Retailers in Japan coordinate response as self-checkout shoplifting surges
'Like a teacher there 24/7': ChatGPT tool supports English education at Japan univ.
EAT THE BUGS
"Kabutomushi (Japanese rhinoceros beetle) solves the issues of food, bamboo forests, and depopulation in one fell swoop... The pupa faintly emits the scent of shrimp."
A group from Kyushu University is working on research to utilize the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, often called the "king of insects," as insect food.
The research is being conducted by a group led by Associate Professor Satoshi Kamitani from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyushu University. In an effort to address the issue of neglected bamboo forests, while collaborating with Kama City, they discovered that fermented bamboo chips could serve as food for the Japanese rhinoceros beetle. This discovery prompted the exploration of edible applications for the beetles.
The pupae, in particular, have a mild shrimp-like aroma and are easy to eat due to their lack of earthy odors and impurities. When dried and ground into powder, they are also suitable for processed food products.
They chose the former Chisshu Elementary School building in Kama City, which had closed in 2014, as the experimental site. The bamboo chips used were harvested from neglected bamboo forests by the city and provided at no cost. Starting with 500 beetles in the current fiscal year, they aim to increase the number to 5,000 in the following year and 50,000 two years from now.
Local residents take on the role of caretakers for the beetles, with the intention of generating employment opportunities in the depopulated region.
The group is conducting detailed analysis of the nutritional components and potential health benefits. They aim to eventually position the beetle as a viable option for human consumption, while also exploring its potential as a pharmaceutical ingredient.
Associate Professor Kamitani stated, "The Japanese rhinoceros beetle might become a 'triple-win' solution, simultaneously addressing food scarcity, neglected bamboo forests, and depopulation. We will thoroughly examine its safety as a food product."
According to research by the Japan Productivity Center, the global insect food market is predicted to expand from 7 billion yen in 2019 to 100 billion yen by 2025.
WAR
Japan mulls easing restrictions on lethal weapon exports
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EP. 104 SHOWNOTES
NEW PRODUCT
Wearable air conditioner belt
COVID
Experts urge caution as new coronavirus 'variant of interest' takes hold in Japan SEE PHOTO FOR EXCESS DEATHS
ECONOMY
More small and midsize firms going bankrupt post pandemic
Japan's 4-yr spending on COVID, inflation relief hit 68.5 tril. yen
Pensioners' share of spending hits nearly 40% of total in Japan
Another Blow To The Petrodollar: India & The UAE Complete First Oil Sale In Rupees
Japan and the World
Japan, South Korea, U.S. Strengthen Trilateral Cooperation
Biden Speaks at Press Conference 1
Biden Speaks at Press Conference 2
Note: See Photos for Rockefeller's "Operation Lock Step" Document
CHINA
Shanghai ports export over 1 mln automobiles in January-July
EAT THE BUGS
"Boss Forces 'Insect Rice' and Violence, Depression Ensues... Active Firefighter Testifies Seeking Recognition of Workplace Harassment"
"Cases of Workplace Harassment Proliferate in Fire Departments Across Ehime Prefecture. Firefighters, who are seeking recognition of workplace harassment, have spoken about the realities of their workplaces, where they are coerced into eating insects by their superiors, among other issues."
A male firefighter in his 20s, employed at the Kumakogen Town Fire Department.
Male Firefighter:
"If you refuse, you get scolded. It's a constant state of being, so it was difficult."
The workplace involves 24-hour shifts, preparing for deployments with members of the same team. Meals are taken together with superiors and colleagues, he says.
Last October, during a mealtime, his superior brought out insect food.
"He sprinkled it on the rice like seasoning and said, 'If I eat this, it's not harassment.' He ate a spoonful and then pushed the rest onto me..."
He says he was forcefully made to eat insects like crickets and silkworms, which are commercially available for consumption.
"There were other staff members around, but nobody could go against that superior, so we reluctantly watched with smiles. It didn't taste good, it was unpleasant, and I refused, saying 'I don't want to,' but I was told to 'eat it,' so I reluctantly did."
Insect consumption is gaining attention as a potential solution to future concerns about food shortages. However, many people have reservations, and experts point out the following:
Professor Keimi Oda, Faculty of Law and Letters, Ehime University, who specializes in labor issues:
"If eating insects is not reasonably necessary for job-related purposes, it could be considered harassment. Regarding the relationship between the workplace, the municipal government as the employer, and the employees, there may be a potential issue of violating the obligation of safety considerations."
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SHOW NOTES FOR EP. 103
NEW PRODUCT
Osaka Expo ¥1,000 coins go on sale for low price of ¥13,800
SOCIETY 5.0
Day care operator in Japan turns to tech to monitor children's health, protect lives
G7, Generative AI and the ‘Hiroshima AI process’
https://www.g7hiroshima.go.jp/documents/pdf/Leaders_Communique_01_en.pdf (page 28/40)
Panasonic Ventures Into India with Automation and Cutting-Edge Technology
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced that the second of Japan’s first two LNG-fueled ferries, the Sunflower
JAMSTEC Picks MOL Group Companies for Key Roles in Arctic Research Vessel Development and Operation
WAR
Japan and U.S. to jointly develop hypersonic missile interceptor
Aso's 'fight for Taiwan' remark in line with official view, lawmaker says
Aso, Tsai Vow to Deepen Japan-Taiwan Ties
ECONOMY
Visitors to Japan Climb 16-Fold in July
Japan April-June GDP grows 6.0%, fastest since 2020 but outlook murky
Japan in Japan
Less frequent bowel movements signal higher risk of dementia: Japan researchers
Japan's smoking rates continue to decline for men, women in 2022
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SHOW NOTES FOR EP. 102
NEW PRODUCT
NEW PRODUCT (Shinkansen Baseball bat)
SOCIETY 5.0
Fujitsu deploys AI customer service solution for field trials at supermarket chain in Japan
Less lost in translation: Foreigners get high-tech help in Tokyo's baffling Shinjuku rail hub
Wind Hunter Project ~ Zero-Emission Project with Wind Propulsion and Hydrogen
MOL to sponsor Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition on Theme ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives’
WAR
China wants to mobilise entire nation in counter-espionage
Two US Navy sailors charged with giving Chinese spies secret military info
ECONOMY
Japan's Jan.-June farm exports hit record amid waning COVID impact
Japan in Japan
Japan is deporting illegal immigrants
Hiroshima, 1951. Six years after after the atomic bombing.
Japanese high school kids average 12% correct answers in English oral test
Japan eyeing Fukushima water release at the end of August | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
LGBTQ
Tokyo entertainment complex remodels restroom to remove gender-neutral setup
EAT THE BUGS
Learn about "future food" through eating insects during summer vacation! “Future Cricket Lab Stick Gyoza Kit” Release Commemorative Campaign will be held until August 13th (Sun)
[Kashiwa City Council Election 2023 Candidate List Pledge] Don't let children eat crickets
COVID
Japanese life expectancy falls in 2022 for 2nd straight yr
Japan approved 1st locally-developed mRNA Covid-19 vaccine. What about Korea?
New Evidence Suggests Vaccinated Can Transmit Covid-19 Vax Antibodies Through The Air
HIGH OR NOT HIGH
Last orders: North Korean restaurants close their doors across Southeast Asia
CHINA
Zoom Updates Terms to Use Customer Data for AI Training With No Opt-Out
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NEW PRODUCT
Japan’s cat robot waiter now available to build at home with blocks
Japan’s cat robot waiters meow when you pat them, and we find out why【Video】
SOCIETY 5.0
Tokyo governor joins prime minister in promoting Japan as open for Web3 business
KuCoin’s ‘Into The Cryptoverse' report reveals 3.8 million Japanese adults engage in crypto investment
The CBDCs Are Coming, And The Elite Plan To Use These "Digital Currencies" To Enslave Humanity
Tourists from Mainland China can now shop in Hong Kong with Chinese CBDC
Bank of Japan's "CBDC Forum" holds its first meeting - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise
Survey: Japan Inc. bullish on AI, already in use at 41% of companies
Red Cross seeking to use Japan AI to detect landmines in Ukraine
WAR
China says US military aid to Taiwan will not deter its will to unify the island
Japan weighs selling rest of NTT stake for defense funding
ECONOMY
Toyota to be world's top auto seller in Jan-June for 4th year in row
Era of mass closures: The Japanese businesses without successors
Yuan exceeds dollar in China's bilateral trade for first time
Japan in Japan
Hiroshima garbage-collection firm attracts women with free day care to find success
LGBTQ
More than 80% of people oppose LGBT basic plan in Saitama Prefecture public comments
SGOTW
"Turmoil at Hospital with '100' Kurdish Individuals, Emergency Acceptance Suspended for 5.5 Hours - Saitama, Kawaguchi"
This story took place on July 4.
At the beginning of this month in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, approximately 100 members of Turkey's ethnic minority group, the Kurds, flocked to the vicinity of a hospital, causing a commotion that led to the deployment of the prefectural police riot squad. As a result, the acceptance of emergency cases was suspended for about 5.5 hours on the 30th. Kawaguchi City is the municipality with the largest foreign resident population in Japan, and it serves as the largest Kurdish settlement in the country.
At 9:00 PM, approximately 100 foreigners began gathering around the "Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center," a comprehensive hospital in the city. All of them were believed to be Kurdish individuals with Turkish nationality, and the commotion continued until around 1:00 AM on the 5th.
The trigger for the incident was believed to be a dispute involving a woman. At around 8:30 PM on the 4th, a man in his 20s with Turkish nationality was attacked and cut with a knife by several other men of Turkish nationality on a street in the city. Subsequently, relatives and acquaintances from both sides gathered at the hospital upon hearing about the emergency transportation of the injured man. They reportedly attempted to force open the entrance door of the hospital's emergency department and raised their voices. In response to the disturbance, the hospital notified the police and subsequently suspended the acceptance of emergency cases. During this time, there were a total of 21 emergency transports within the three cities. Among them, there was one case of "emergency transport difficulty" where the destination took more than 30 minutes to decide. Fortunately, there were no life-threatening incidents during this period.
A male resident (48) said, "A young Kurdish man, about 2 meters tall, was shouting in broken Japanese, 'My relative got stabbed.' Cars kept gathering on the road in front of the hospital."
Kawaguchi City, with a population of approximately 600,000, has around 39,000 foreign residents, accounting for 6.5% of the population.
Many Turkish Kurdish individuals in Japan have applied for refugee status, citing discrimination and persecution in their home country as reasons for seeking asylum. However, very few of them have been granted refugee status, and a considerable number of them remain in an undocumented status, living as undocumented immigrants in Japan.
Around JR Warabi Station, which is adjacent to Kawaguchi City, a significant community of Kurdish residents has formed, with various Middle Eastern restaurants and grocery stores scattered throughout the area. This region is referred to as "Warabistan."
EAT THE BUGS
Insect food How does it taste? Seven kinds of stalls, including skewers of large crickets, limited to Shizuoka
On the 28th, an insect food stall opened at the Jeans Shop Osada Higashi-Shizuoka store in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City. It is a three-day limited event until the 30th. The specialty shop "MUSHI-YA (ムシヤ) TOKYOueno," which has a store in Tokyo, has opened its first shop in the prefecture, offering seven menu items including meals and drinks.
One of the signature dishes, "Savory Stir-Fried Two-Horned Grasshopper," is known for its aromatic flavor obtained by roasting the grasshoppers. Raised on edamame beans, it carries a subtle hint of edamame flavor in the aftertaste. The "Tagame Cider" utilizes extracted components from stag beetles, offering a fruity aroma derived from pheromones. Two-year-old Harayama Chiko-chan from Suruga Ward tried the "Grilled Giant Cricket Skewer" and, while surprised by its appearance, expressed satisfaction with its taste, saying it was delicious.
The stall also advises caution for people with food allergies, as the prepared insect food has components similar to crustaceans such as shrimp and crab.
By Taichi Kawata.
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To popularize eating insects Saijo agricultural students hold study session in Hatsukaichi
JUL 25 NHK
A study session was held in Hatsukaichi City by high school students working to popularize insect food, which is attracting attention as a new source of nutrition to solve the world's food shortages.
About 40 citizens participated in this study session, which was held for the first time at a meeting place in Hatsukaichi City. rice field.
The students explained that crickets are highly nutritious and inexpensive to grow, so they are expected to be a food ingredient that can solve the world's food shortages.
On top of that, he introduced that he is breeding crickets at school, and that he is currently raising about 10,000 crickets, and that he is developing various recipes to spread cricket cuisine.
After that, when the participants and the participants made and tasted curry bread with cricket powder, okonomiyaki, and deep-fried crickets, they said, "It's delicious."
A woman in her 80s who participated said, "I'm very happy that young people think about things that we don't think about, and I think it's a good initiative."
A third-year student at Saijo Agricultural High School said, "I want people to have a good image of crickets by listening to our stories and actually eating them."
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Tourists from Mainland China can now shop in Hong Kong with Chinese CBDC
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Survey: Japan Inc. bullish on AI, already in use at 41% of companies
Red Cross seeking to use Japan AI to detect landmines in Ukraine
WAR
China says US military aid to Taiwan will not deter its will to unify the island
Japan weighs selling rest of NTT stake for defense funding
ECONOMY
Toyota to be world's top auto seller in Jan-June for 4th year in row
Era of mass closures: The Japanese businesses without successors
Yuan exceeds dollar in China's bilateral trade for first time
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Hiroshima garbage-collection firm attracts women with free day care to find success
LGBTQ
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SGOTW
"Turmoil at Hospital with '100' Kurdish Individuals, Emergency Acceptance Suspended for 5.5 Hours - Saitama, Kawaguchi"
This story took place on July 4.
At the beginning of this month in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, approximately 100 members of Turkey's ethnic minority group, the Kurds, flocked to the vicinity of a hospital, causing a commotion that led to the deployment of the prefectural police riot squad. As a result, the acceptance of emergency cases was suspended for about 5.5 hours on the 30th. Kawaguchi City is the municipality with the largest foreign resident population in Japan, and it serves as the largest Kurdish settlement in the country.
At 9:00 PM, approximately 100 foreigners began gathering around the "Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center," a comprehensive hospital in the city. All of them were believed to be Kurdish individuals with Turkish nationality, and the commotion continued until around 1:00 AM on the 5th.
The trigger for the incident was believed to be a dispute involving a woman. At around 8:30 PM on the 4th, a man in his 20s with Turkish nationality was attacked and cut with a knife by several other men of Turkish nationality on a street in the city. Subsequently, relatives and acquaintances from both sides gathered at the hospital upon hearing about the emergency transportation of the injured man. They reportedly attempted to force open the entrance door of the hospital's emergency department and raised their voices. In response to the disturbance, the hospital notified the police and subsequently suspended the acceptance of emergency cases. During this time, there were a total of 21 emergency transports within the three cities. Among them, there was one case of "emergency transport difficulty" where the destination took more than 30 minutes to decide. Fortunately, there were no life-threatening incidents during this period.
A male resident (48) said, "A young Kurdish man, about 2 meters tall, was shouting in broken Japanese, 'My relative got stabbed.' Cars kept gathering on the road in front of the hospital."
Kawaguchi City, with a population of approximately 600,000, has around 39,000 foreign residents, accounting for 6.5% of the population.
Many Turkish Kurdish individuals in Japan have applied for refugee status, citing discrimination and persecution in their home country as reasons for seeking asylum. However, very few of them have been granted refugee status, and a considerable number of them remain in an undocumented status, living as undocumented immigrants in Japan.
Around JR Warabi Station, which is adjacent to Kawaguchi City, a significant community of Kurdish residents has formed, with various Middle Eastern restaurants and grocery stores scattered throughout the area. This region is referred to as "Warabistan."
EAT THE BUGS
Insect food How does it taste? Seven kinds of stalls, including skewers of large crickets, limited to Shizuoka
On the 28th, an insect food stall opened at the Jeans Shop Osada Higashi-Shizuoka store in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City. It is a three-day limited event until the 30th. The specialty shop "MUSHI-YA (ムシヤ) TOKYOueno," which has a store in Tokyo, has opened its first shop in the prefecture, offering seven menu items including meals and drinks.
One of the signature dishes, "Savory Stir-Fried Two-Horned Grasshopper," is known for its aromatic flavor obtained by roasting the grasshoppers. Raised on edamame beans, it carries a subtle hint of edamame flavor in the aftertaste. The "Tagame Cider" utilizes extracted components from stag beetles, offering a fruity aroma derived from pheromones. Two-year-old Harayama Chiko-chan from Suruga Ward tried the "Grilled Giant Cricket Skewer" and, while surprised by its appearance, expressed satisfaction with its taste, saying it was delicious.
The stall also advises caution for people with food allergies, as the prepared insect food has components similar to crustaceans such as shrimp and crab.
By Taichi Kawata.
==================
To popularize eating insects Saijo agricultural students hold study session in Hatsukaichi
JUL 25 NHK
A study session was held in Hatsukaichi City by high school students working to popularize insect food, which is attracting attention as a new source of nutrition to solve the world's food shortages.
About 40 citizens participated in this study session, which was held for the first time at a meeting place in Hatsukaichi City. rice field.
The students explained that crickets are highly nutritious and inexpensive to grow, so they are expected to be a food ingredient that can solve the world's food shortages.
On top of that, he introduced that he is breeding crickets at school, and that he is currently raising about 10,000 crickets, and that he is developing various recipes to spread cricket cuisine.
After that, when the participants and the participants made and tasted curry bread with cricket powder, okonomiyaki, and deep-fried crickets, they said, "It's delicious."
A woman in her 80s who participated said, "I'm very happy that young people think about things that we don't think about, and I think it's a good initiative."
A third-year student at Saijo Agricultural High School said, "I want people to have a good image of crickets by listening to our stories and actually eating them."
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… Matt discusses Japan’s quantum computing business applications, Japan’s Self Defense Forces use of advanced weaponry in other countries, and does a deep dive into Japan’s decisions to use AI Cameras in Police Force activities. It’s a big one, for episode 100! Tune in. We’re only 2% weird.
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NEW PRODUCT
Japan’s new Ice Cream Fondue Pizza promises the great taste of ice cream and mushrooms together!
SOCIETY 5.0
Japanese joint research group launches quantum computing cloud service
Quantum computing drives efficiency in mixed-cargo trucking
Computer chip with built-in human brain tissue gets military funding
GPS-free method developed to detect position with cosmic rays
CEO Of Worldcoin Says "Something Like World ID Will Eventually Exist... Whether You Like It Or Not"
Benesse to launch AI service to help kids with research projects
Japan publishes guidelines allowing limited use of AI in schools
Japan To Deploy Pre-Crime Style “Behavior Detection” Technology
The Global Expansion of AI Surveillance
WAR
Japan Is Ready and Able to Maintain U.S. Naval Vessels
Japan to conduct live missile firing on Australia's shores
The clue China is preparing for war
HIGH OR NOT HIGH
Risque photo shoots banned at outdoor pools in Saitama parks
ECONOMY
Japan to see price hikes on 35,000 food, drink items by end of 2023
3 million people in Japan holding second jobs to make ends meet
Japan and the World
Japan, India vow to boost chip supply chains for economic security
Japan in Japan
Japan recognizes record 114 people as refugees at one time
LGBTQ
Major business lobby to join Tokyo Rainbow Pride next year
SGOTW
Unauthorized operation of Vietnamese girls bar 3 men arrested Tokyo Taito Ward
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… Matt discusses smart home markets for Japan, more on why the WEF is weird and needs to go, strange edible bug museum in Kyushu, and workers refusing to return to the office after stupid COVID.
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SHOW NOTES FOR EP 99
NEW PRODUCT
Japan’s new energy drink feels like getting slapped in the face by an anime girl
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan Smart Home Market Analysis Report 2023-2028
New NTT joint venture using AI and IoT to advance sustainable food security worldwide
Green LED lights found to speed up growth of farmed flounder
WAR
NATO removes Tokyo office mention from joint communique
Japan, France to hold first-ever joint fighter jet drill
CHINA
Weaponizing Biotech: How China's Military Is Preparing for a 'New Domain of Warfare'
IMF Hints At Allowing Countries To Use Chinese Yuan For Debt Repayment
EAT THE BUGS
"Entomophagy TAKEO 'Traveling Cricket Museum Flavor' Available for Pre-Sale at the Kyushu University Museum Open Exhibition 'Fukuoka Great Insect Exhibition'!
Experience the quiet and cool 'scent of that museum' by uniquely blending spices and herbs. Create memories of insect food starting from the summer vacation of 2023."
"Creating Memories of Entomophagy Starting from the Summer Vacation of 2023
'Traveling Cricket Museum Flavor' uniquely blends basil-based spices and herbs to express the imagery of the quiet and cool 'scent of that museum.' It seems that the 'scent of that museum' is derived from the odor of camphor used to preserve specimens. Camphor is a natural component derived from the oil of the camphor tree, and it is known to be present in basil as well. Recently, odorless preservation agents have replaced camphor in specimen preservation, but there are still insect researchers who continue to use camphor because they enjoy that scent.
The concept behind TAKEO's 'Traveling Cricket' is to create insect food that brings joy to the people 'in that place.' This time, the stage is the museum shop of the insect exhibition.
This product was born from the staff of the Fukuoka Great Insect Exhibition asking, 'Is there any good insect food that can be sold as a museum shop item?'
Dr. Munetoshi Maruyama, the curator of the Fukuoka Great Insect Exhibition and a professor at Kyushu University, is actually the senior of Ryohta Mitsuhashi, the developer of TAKEO, from his student days. For us, it is an opportunity that will never come again to work with the admired Dr. Maruyama and Kyushu University Museum, so we put even more effort into product development. Initially, ideas such as cricket with mentaiko (spicy cod roe) flavor or tonkotsu ramen flavor were suggested due to the exhibition being held in Fukuoka. However, with the desire to create a product with longevity, we twisted the idea into the concept of 'museum flavor' and shaped it.
While adults reminisce about the memories of the old museum, children create memories of entomophagy starting from here.
'Traveling Cricket Museum Flavor' has become a product that will surely bring joy not only to the customers who visit the museum, but also to the museum shop staff."
Japan in Japan
As prices soar, Japan returns to human waste fertiliser
Movie "How do you live" 2.1 billion yen at the box office for 4 days
Japan and the World
Japan and Saudi Arabia to Jointly Produce Ammonia Public-Private Framework
COVID
Japan poll finds half of workers against returning to office after COVID
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… Matt and DJO discuss bug booze, digital transformation in Japan, and a crazy gaijin rampaging in a Police Station in Japan.
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Show Notes for Ep 98
NEW PRODUCT
Japan’s popular Moonlight brand begins selling broken cookies
EAT THE BUGS
Sake brewing with cricket yeast
ECONOMY
FOCUS: Yen fall may prove a debilitating blow to Japan, spotlights BOJ
Cosmo investors OK 'poison pill' to prevent takeover
Japan state-backed fund to buy JSR to enhance chip supply chain
Cosmo wins unconventional vote on 'poison pill' against activist
WAR
US to make India into naval logistics hub for Indo-Pac region
Italy brings new warship to Japan during Indo-Pacific tour
Japan deems export of lethal defense equipment feasible: source
TECH
World's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan
LGBTQ
http://dragqueenstoryhour.tokyo/
Drag queens read picture books to children in Tokyo [interview]
SGOTW
Researcher at Japan institute denies leaking secrets to Chinese firm
A police officer told a woman, who was berating them in a foreign language, "Go back to China."
It has been revealed that a female police officer at the Higashi Police Station of Fukuoka Prefectural Police made a remark telling a foreign-looking woman, who was suspected of tearing up someone else's lost property report, to "go back to China."
According to the Higashi Police Station, on the afternoon of the 15th, a woman of foreign nationality, believed to be involved, visited the station's counter, stating that she had lost her passport at her home.
When the staff member who handled the case urged her to search her home again, the woman, who had been speaking in Japanese until then, became angry and began berating the staff member in a foreign language. It is reported that she also tore up a lost property report belonging to someone nearby.
Subsequently, a female police officer from another department intervened to mediate the situation, but the argument escalated, and without confirming the woman's nationality, she made the remark, "Go back to China."
The female police officer has expressed remorse, stating that she "became a little emotional." However, the police intend to investigate the incident, including the suspicion of obstructing official duties, regarding the foreign-looking woman who is believed to have torn up the lost property report.
EAT THE BUGS
Sake brewing with cricket yeast
Japan in Japan
Japan Hopes to Have Nuclear Fuel Cycle Operational by FY24
Japan and the World
G7 ministers meet in Japan to discuss women's empowerment post-COVID
Keidanren to set up committee to help Ukraine with rebuilding
Alleged Tech Leak to China 'Just the Tip of the Iceberg'
SOCIETY 5.0
IMF Announces Single Global Digital Currency in Push to Eliminate Cash
My Number ID system faces further setback with erroneous deliveries
Osaka Expo Announces Theme Weeks with SDGs Focus
COVID
Dr Vanessa Kerry appointed as WHO Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health
CHINA
In Argentina, US dollars are so scarce that yuan use is at record high
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… Matt discusses Wagyu Beef vending machines, potential phony Chinese car sales, and helpful advances in AI and drone technology being developed in Japan.
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Show Notes for Ep. 97
Wagyu beef vending machine hits the spot in west Japan
Toyota shareholders reject climate resolution in win for automaker
China is Throwing Away Fields of Electric Cars - Letting them Rot!
China Steps Up Game With First "Floating Oil Factory"
Japan exports grow unexpectedly on solid car sales, global demand still uneven
Why Taiwan Should Be Included in the US Nuclear Umbrella
From Follower to Leader: Japan’s Emergence as a Fully-Fledged Regional Security Actor
WSJ News Exclusive | Japan in Talks to Provide Artillery Shells to U.S. to Boost Stocks for Ukraine
Japan hopes to shore up Philippines' defence amid Taiwan conflict fears
Japan-made semiconductors skirt sanctions to enter Russia
Japan enacts watered-down LGBT understanding law
Cricket Eating Company
Fukushima nuclear plant begins tests of wastewater release plan; fishing officials remain opposed
Companies in Japan opting for select offices to work in English | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Kishida cabinet support rate dives to 40.8% from 47%: poll
Japan Firms Jumping on Generative AI Bandwagon
SOE 2023: AI in Eye Care in Japan: Facing the Emerging Challenges
Japan Industrial Robotics Industry to Grow at a CAGR 45.5% from 2022 to 2027
New International Standard for Drone Traffic Management Systems
Successful Drone Test Shows Potential in Disaster Prevention and Response
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… Matt discusses Japanese AI Lingerie fails, a WEF Report on Women’s Brains in Japan, and how super-technical Japan is full of bellyflops when it comes to paperless infrastructure.
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Japan’s “just-born” AI-generated swimsuit/lingerie model’s career/existence is officially over
Japan's wholesale prices up 5.1% in May; slowest rise in 2 years
Japan faces headwinds in drawing foreign workers despite visa change
U.S., Taiwan, Japan drone fleets to share real-time data: report
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Hanwha Ocean Unveils Combat XLUUV
Quad needs more muscle to live up to potential: think tank
Japan Awards Kawasaki Heavy Industries $243 Million Contract for Homegrown Version of Tomahawk Missile
Okinawa police arrest US sailor, Marine on suspicion of trespassing on balconies
Stress due to gender issues affecting size of women’s brains
World's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan
Individual shown wrong person's pension info on Japan's 'My Number' portal site (CHECK PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL HEADLINES)
Japan making efforts to bridge digital divide between young, elderly
Toyota puts liquid hydrogen-powered car into 24-hour race
Where’s the Demand for the Chinese Yuan?
Toyota puts liquid hydrogen-powered car into 24-hour race
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… Matt discusses North Korea joining the WHO, why air conditioners are important for executive equity, more edible bug startups, and how Japanese researchers use AI to find geoglyphs in the Nazca Lines.
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Show 95 Notes
SpotCam launches new cloud pet camera
Seoul voices ‘deep regret’ over North Korea’s election to WHO executive board
Japan to invest 15 tril. yen in hydrogen supply for decarbonization
Japan FY2022 tax revenue likely hit record; may reach ¥70 tril
Japan seeks over 30% of female executives in key firms by 2030
Nikkei jumps to 33-year high on US stock surge, robust jobs data
Indonesia hosts great-power rivals China, US in rare joint naval exercises
Japan, South Korea to speed up talks over pending military issues
Japan to consider allowing tattooed youths to join SDF
Japan, U.S., Australia, Philippines vow to boost defense cooperation
Report: U.S. Navy Might Use Japanese Repair Yards for U.S. Warships
"food tech" using a jelly-like material called "Ninja Paste"
AI tools threaten to upend ad industry
Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn't Apply To AI Training
Fukushima Pref. Develops AI-Based Early Beef Evaluation System
Japan university, IBM discover 4 additional Nazca Lines figures using AI
13% of students in Japan prone to depression due to pandemic: study
Japanese get trained in smiles as masks slowly come off
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… Matt offers advice on gift giving for adults with kids, breaks down the AI industry of investing billions for dumb consumer products loaded with surveillance tech, and discusses a Japanese Parliamentarian who wants to know if his spiraling health condition has anything to do with being triple jabbed.
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Articles for Ep. 94
What If AI Is Only A Cost And Not A Profit Bonanza?
My Number Card points sent to wrong recipients in 113 cases | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Japan to enforce crypto anti-money laundering steps from June
Japan AI startup launches robot for home use
Japan's flu season yet to end due to low immunity, end of COVID rules
NHK president apologizes over 'inappropriate' broadcast on Japan's post-vaccine deaths
Japan's NHK apologizes over how suspected COVID vaccine deaths were reported
Seven & i president reappointed in proxy fight against U.S. activist fund
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… Matt breaks down the news, positive AI writing, and how the G7 is plagued with losers instead of leaders, while Central Asia seems to be getting their acts together.
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Show Notes for Ep. 93
WAVLAKE (Bitcoin Music Streaming Service)
Insect Vending Machine
Japan’s weirdest gadget maker has a new fan just to dry off your legs
New Technology Uses Point Cloud Data to Reproduce Roads and Public Structures in Virtual Space
Japanese A-bomb survivors worry Zelenskyy's G7 visit overshadows nuclear disarmament message
JAPAN: Rape Crisis Center Denied Funding After Founder Denounced as ‘Transphobic’
2 arrested at salon for not having licenses as hairdressers (SGOTW)
Xi Hosts Historic China-Central Asia Summit
Tokyu Kabukicho Tower backtracks on its gender-neutral toilets, rejigging them to appease public
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… Matt talks about convenience stores offering beer on tap, foreign recruits in Japan’s Marine Self Defense Forces, The US Ambassador to Japan’s recent foray into LGBTQ politics in Japan, and some words on Chinese Secret Police Stations in Japan.
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Ep 92 Show Notes
The Japanese convenience store where you can drink beer on tap
Japan and South Korea to link radar systems via U.S. to track North's missiles, report says
Serious crew shortage on MSDF vessels Temporary proposal to recruit foreigners
German Navy Announces New Pacific Deployments as Global Navy Chiefs Call for More Pacific Cooperation
Taiwan Will Defend TSMC From US Bombing in the Event of a China War
American Trans Activist Sues Japanese Government To Recognize Self-Declared Gender Identity, "Lesbian" Marriage
[Speaking Out] Expose China's Insidious Secret Police Stations in Japan
Self-driving test of Shinkansen proves successful for JR Tokai | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Kishida can’t believe his ears at the sound of him speaking | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Japan's mega solar power projects stalling despite push for renewable energy
ANA’s net zero project will go wheels up in May from Hiroshima | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
7,300 health insurance entries erroneously linked to "My Number" IDs
Syphilis upward trend continues across Japan after recent record numbers
Japanese people urged to travel abroad to help airlines, tourism industry
Global EV sales to jump 35% to record 14 million units in 2023: IEA
Japan's FY2022 current account surplus down 54%
31 Japan hotels certified as climate-friendly SDG locations
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… Matt talks about raising kids in challenging times, why AI companies keep showing us crap (see photos) and not the good stuff, and some reasons why NATO is opening up an office in Japan.
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Links For Show 91
Learn the anatomy of a ramen bowl with new 25-piece 3-D Shoyu Ramen puzzle
China urges 'high vigilance' over NATO expansion in Asia
Vietnam seeks safer maritime security partnerships
Is Japan’s military fit for purpose?
First of its Kind Submarine Visit Forges Relationship
Japan Is in Dire Need of a Nuclear Strategy
Editorial: Remembering the importance of children's voices in line with new Japan law
45% of young people in Japan have suicidal thoughts: survey
FEATURE: Japan firms creating cutting-edge tech to make Society 5.0 a reality (https://youtu.be/gi7ESjnv7aU)
Japan's seafood imports from Russia hit record ¥155 bil in 2022
Japan pledges $25 mil for ADB's new climate financing scheme
Japan aims to draw ¥100 tril foreign investment, digital nomads
Japan to limit foreign investment in 9 new security-sensitive areas
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… Matt talks about strange influences on the G7’s AI initiatives, new ramen accessories, a train pervert and how lollygagging is probably not the best strategy amid the recent escalations of conflict.
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Show Notes for JW90
Japan to lift most COVID-19 border controls from Saturday
Japanese biomass venture using microorganisms to tackle waste disposal
G7 agree to pursue 'responsible AI' amid rapid spread of ChatGPT use
TARO KONO ROBOT
NTT group, Hanshin Expressway study new traffic management using digital technology
48 Japanese return to Tokyo after evacuating from Sudan
Japan's new 5-year ocean policy calls for tougher maritime security
U.S. COVID adviser Fauci among Japan's spring decorations recipients
Clever Cup Noodle-only measuring cup becomes instant ramen lovers’ new most-wanted kitchenware
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… Matt discusses new guidelines that will allow more self-driving trucks and drone deliveries in Japan, how CHAT GPT is making inroads in the Japanese government, and an alleged spy of Chinese origin operating deep in one of Japan’s security agencies. Frequency expert DJO also files a report on the science behind frequencies and the nature of communication.
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SHOW LINKS/NOTES
Japan’s new tiny ninja capsule toy collection turns your desk into a secret hideout
Same-sex Wedding held a Japanese religious site
Japan's Self-Defense Forces miss recruiting target by more than half
China has spy in Japan intelligence agency, ex-detainee suggests in book
Lowering the psychological hurdle of insect food... Especially important for children's food.
Blueprint drafted to set routes for autonomous trucks, drones
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Matt discusses a Makita portable microwave, that perhaps the anti-Covid measures have pushed certain men toward extremism, with the attempted assassination of JPM Kishida as well as the uptick in disenfranchised youth mucking about in public restaurants. Other topics include AI surveillance, medicine delivered by drone in Japan’s remote areas and the Bank of Japan’s march toward its Central Bank Digital Currency.
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Show Notes:
Japan to launch new visa track for skilled foreigners
G7 foreign ministers agree on unity over China as talks begin in Japan
China auto show highlights intense electric car competition
QR codes become a game: Denso launches free online game
Portable handheld microwave shoots to the top of our cooking gadget wish list
Warren Buffett leads global investors into 'cheap' Japan
Suspect’s home searched; bag seized at site of Kishida attack | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
OpenAI CEO considers opening office in Japan | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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… Matt discusses dumb dumb Pikachu stamps for creepy millenial office workers, think tanker and CIA connected Elbridge Colby's article about Japan and Taiwan in the Nikkei Shimbum, and genetically manipulated radioactive-proof Chinese soldiers (it's NEW!).
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Show Notes:
Spruce up your office with Pikachu date stamps
Elbridge Colby (Twitter)
China's military buildup shows its ambitions go well beyond Taiwan
Phoenix Program
"Unprecedented" Chinese Genetic Experiment May Lead To Army Of Radiation-Resistant Super Soldiers
NTT and NEC collaborate to promote a decarbonized society
Japan had weak basis for ordering 882 mil. COVID vaccine doses: audit
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… Matt discusses a dumb new sleep aid for lonely folk, explains how to use CHAT GPT to help with established translation practices, more bug-eating weirdos, and DJO sends in a segment about how recording frequencies have changed to suit market (and other) needs.
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Have a good night’s sleep with Goospy
ASEAN nations meet, discuss dumping US Dollar, Euro for trade
Yuan tops euro as Brazil's second currency in foreign reserves
Foreign Residents in Japan Hit Record 3 M. at End of 2022
Silkworm pupa "kaiko dumplings" created by Izumigaoka High School students
CHAT GPT SONNET
The translations done, a sloppy disgrace
My eyes ablaze, I fumed with anger and hate
I tore apart the words, the grammar, the pace
And fixed the errors, with a rage that can't abate
I swapped "individual judgment" with "damn personal"
And "many people said" to "the crowd voiced loud"
No more damn vagueness, now sharp as a chisel
I made it crystal, with no chance to be bowed
"Silent food" now screams "eating without a word"
And "acrylic board" as "plastic screen of fear"
I've made these damn changes with a sense of revolt
For translations that lack sense, I shed no tear
No more damn slipshod work to be ever seen
With my fixes, I feel like a goddamn queen.
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… Matt discusses a digital product/service for Beyond Millenialism, a new Stupid Gaijin of the Week, delves into some of the worldwide details about a possible upcoming banking crisis and how it might affect those of us in Japan as well as a comparison between Japanese PM Kishida meeting UKrainian PM Zelenskyy vs Putin and Xi’s summit. Strap in. Lots to unpack.
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Giant signs at Tokyo stations show Hololive talent and human fans
SGOTW
Porno Politician
Junior high school on remote Japan island holds graduation ceremony for only student
Trilateral Commission: NWO Year 1
Poem for the Trilateral Commission by Nikkei Staff:
"In secret meetings, you plan and conspire,
To create a new order, of which you aspire.
Your goals are unclear, but some see the end,
As a world government, with you as its friend."
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… Matt discusses how Pandemic Sakura Cherry Blossoms were better, Laser Weapons in association with Japan’s Weapons Show, and a QAnon-related anti-edible-cricket protest in Tokyo.
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Show Links
Panasonic develops a “weak robot” that farts (YouTube Video)
Japan and South Korea ties warm
Defence and Security Equipment International
Edible Drone
The SVB bankruptcy hits Japanese banks harder than Chinese ones
Raytheon’s High Energy Laser Platform
Photos Related to Show
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… Matt discusses Japanese astronauts on Space-X rockets, Stupid Gaijin of the Week, silkworm sashimi, a Japanese UFO town and intelligence officers who work in think tanks that try to get other countries to edge in favor of the American War Machine.
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Masks off Stay On
Old Lions die of COVID (prolly BS)
Brazilian reported for alleged marijuana trafficking in Japan used porch lights as signals
FENDER FLAGSHIP Store to Open in Harajuku
Hopping mad: Japan's edible bug industry takes giant leap forward
Bugs for Fish
UFO Town
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… Matt discusses: a poll that says most Japanese plan on wearing a mask forever; despite higher Chinese wages are putting off Japanese conglomerates Chinese exports have been soaring since 2019, and delves into some of the writings and teachings of the recently deceased leader of the Happy Science religion and political movement.
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RADIO GPT
Bathe in poop with Japan’s latest weirdly wonderful bath bomb
To postpone the aging process, keep on driving, article urges seniors
Yomiuri Mask Poll
Images related to the podcast (Conflate where thy must)
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… Matt and DJO discuss the 9 Solfeggio Frequencies.
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… Matt discusses the Bank of Japan’s plan to test trial a Central Bank Digital Currency, Japan’s part in the push for war in the Taiwan Strait and some pushback on the push to force bugs into the diet of the Japanese people.
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Bank of Japan CBDC Trial
Learn about taxes from a talking piece of poop with the Unko Tax Drill textbook
China and Japan square off over arms and balloons at security talks
Tabletop War Exercise in Taiwan Strait (Japan involved)
Japan accepted over 2,300 Ukrainians last year. Is its refugee policy finally changing?
You will (not) eat the bugs
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… Matt discusses how the recent “spy balloons” are leading to possible amped up Japanese defense measures, the spread of cricket powder consumption in Japan in the guise of culture, and rise of “Witch Houses” throughout the Land of the Rising Sun.
Show Notes
Japan to clear way for SDF to shoot down encroaching balloons (Nikkei)
Japan and Taiwan should share intel on China balloon threat (Japan Times)
Japan’s ‘witch houses’ a sign of a rapidly shrinking population (The Times, archived)
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… Matt discusses Japanese researchers responses to the alleged Chinese lasers that recently scanned Hawaii, a QAnon protest in Shinjuku, and what did slain ex-PM Shinzo Abe say in his posthumously released book about US President Donald Trump as they rode in The Beast together through the streets of Roppongi. For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.
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… Matt and DJO discuss peak millenialism, Japan’s history of balloon weaponry and its current use of balloons in the telecom industry, and how eggs might help in the fight against COVID — except the eggs are disappearing and potentially being replaced with ungodly insect protein.
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Show Links:
Never oversleep again under stern supervision of Threatening Red Panda Nap Cushion
Japan probing links between Chinese balloon, past flying object
Heat shock kills 3 Koreans during recent visits to Japan’s hot springs
Japan Institute of International Affairs “Strategic Annual Report 2022”
WEF 15-Minute Cities / Toyota Woven City Updates
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… Matt discusses Japanese wearable beanbag chairs, whale meat vending machines, how AI can stop problematic sushi customers, and the NATO chief’s visit to Japan for some reason.
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Whale Meat Vending Machine
Bean Bag Chair
SPERM Donators
AI Laser Bug Zapper
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… Matt and DJO discuss Japanese Ramen Sneakers (photos here), more nonsense from the World Economic Forum and Japan’s limited presence there, being unmasked in a masked-up world, Japanese and US hypocrisy when it comes to China, and some COVID rants.
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Show Links::
Dead Whale
Demise of the Dolllar? (Nikkei)
Agritech / AI
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… Matt and DJO discuss insane nuclear predictions for Japan in 2023, the myth about ivermectin in Japan, and the many Japanese politicians, corporations and institutions deeply involved in the World Economic Forum, whose founder, Klaus Schwab, wrote the book “Covid-19: The Great Reset”.
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SHOW LINKS
WEF and Japan
Nikkei article on how Ukraine war shook Asia
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Matt and DJO discuss Japan’s plans to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency, and how it’s generally a bad idea. To better understand how everyone went nuts over the COVID, DJO brings up Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German elite who wrote about the philosophy of stupidity. Get your boosters!
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… Matt and OneTwenty talk about music for the studio vs music for the live performance, weird seasonal Japanese products, and take a call from a Taiwanese guy who customizes gaming consoles.
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Adam Jang, frontman of YETI VALHALLA, calls in from Vietnam to talk about how he made a living playing and recording music through the pandemic and how a knife-wielding, drug addicted Mountain Man inspired the song Mountain Man, which is featured on the podcast.
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… Okinawa Craft Cheese maker John Davis of Okicheese.com returns! He sent a craft cheese basket to the podcast, and we are drinking wine and eating cheese in this episode. We had a blast going through the wide variety of cheeses, including some styles that you need to listen, to believe. For John’s range of craft cheeses, go to okicheese.com. English here.
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Fuad Alhabshi, frontman of the band Kyoto Protocol, calls in from Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, to talk about making music in a post-COVID world in Malaysia or Japan. He’s also an economist, and we talk about the ins and outs of Asian business culture — where it’s good, and what desperately needs to improve for future generations inheriting a very messy pickle.
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Military historian, ex-Marine, former double-agent and conservative pundit Max von Schuler-Kobayashi day drinks with Matt in Asagaya. We talk about the Ukraine war and how its ripple effects will affect Japan. It also appears the Japanese conservative movement knows jack-shit about the reality of geo-politics post 1991. Max explains why.
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… Okinawa Craft Cheese maker John Davis of Okicheee.com calls in from the Island to talk about turning Japan’s Cheese Desert into a Cheese Paradise. You will want to click that link and look at his range of craft cheeses. English here.
Matt and OneTwenty talk about Japan going back to normal again, how COVID and Ukraine are never mentioned together, techno flash mobs, camera tip of the week and the Stupid Gaijin of the Week makes a surprising return.
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Matt and Rory Wilmer (https://rorywilmer.com/) discuss his new book about how social media has taken a dark turn with some light-hearted rabbit holes.
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Matt and OneTwenty discuss the return of White Women, QR Code Restaurants, Camera Tip of the Week, and drop some music tracks, yo.
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On this installment, Matt and OneTwenty discuss making music from scratch, NFT values, a camera tip of the week, Ageha — the biggest club in Japan closing — and Matt puts forth his reasons for being an Elon Musk supporter.
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Matt and One Twenty discuss what the new Omichronic strain would be like, the crazy people we met in Japan, Insect Booze, and the Camera Tip of the Week.
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Matt and OneTwenty talk about going to Japan's largest NFT auction, Flexing, Black people in facial recognition & Camera Tip of the Week.
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The roma-emergency has taught OneTwenty and I at least one thing — some gaijins you can trust, others . . . maybe not so much. We also discuss noodle-flavor sodas. It’s a thing. The RONA is winding down and Tokyo is opening up, but we’ve seen this before. Remember: Paranoia does not exist.
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Ambient Trip-Hop Beatmaker Demsky calls in from Osaka. He’s on tour at the moment, living the life he wants to live, and mitigating the risks to do so.
We feature his song, “The Airport” in full. Check out Demsky at: https://soundcloud.com/demsky
Matt and OneTwenty talk about how things are never going back to normal, and that’s why it’s still important to make art. Plus Camera Tips, Stupid Gaijin of the Week, and the bio-pharma security state.
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Justin Sachs, the brains behind the live music platform More Than Music calls in to talk about how he’s moving forward with putting together live music projects in The New Times.
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Matt and OneTwenty discuss what’s the point of keeping art out of politics if everyone’s doing it, OneTwenty’s appearance on Asian Boss YouTube channel, and Really Khalil calls in from Savannah, Georgia to talk about car sex, Carl’s Jr. Onlyfans and his SEC digital entrepreneurship project Music Benefactors.
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Dionysos, CEO of StarDisk Studios joins OneTwenty and Matt and discuss the power of the media vs. the power of the mind, pro-camera tips, and the stupid gaijin of the week.
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Matt (Twitter) and Michael OneTwenty (Instagram ) interview Kymera Korpse (Spotify) a southern edm-rap group that has a deep and invested love for all things Black and anime related. We talk Japan anime, music, and how looking at other cultures makes you look at your own. We play and react to “Alligator” by Kymera Korpse.
Other than that, we talk about how Michael experienced very weird racism in Okinawa, how lockdowns end and then start again, and theorize about what the Olympics would look like if (OR WHEN?!) they were held on ZOOM, which may or may not be a Chinese surveillance tool used on so many of the world’s corporations.
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In Episode 50 OneTwenty (https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) and Matt talk about pandemic cherry blossoms, people going out after the state of emergency, chocolate ramen, songs, a restaurant chain suing the government over lockdown measures, and we begin with COVID-19 Vaccine skepticism.
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Matt and Michael (https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) discuss the 10 years marking the 3.11 Fukushima Disaster, cultural differences, anal swabs, and cafe drinking drunk girls in the state of emergency in Japan.
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Matt and Michael OneTwenty go on about: Cheap n Drunk Valentines Days, AI Music Creation, Pro-Photography Tips, Human Music, Radio Maps, Tokyo Olympics and Economy and Trade. Michael drops his new track, and Matt clips a funky jam. Tune in for Japan’s lifestyle podcast. We like it here!
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Matt (@MRBigelow) and Micheal OneTwenty (https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) discuss Race in Japan, Pro-Photography Tips, Clubhouse App booms in Japan, Co-Working Drinking Spaces, Gross Food, Intrigue and Indie Music. Tune in, like and subscribe. We like it here!
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After discussing in brief Trump's exit and how it might affect Japan, Matt reads files about Japan's initiatives into the paranormal from a recent CIA document dump (links provided at www.matthewpmbigelow.com). Michael (IG: https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) offers advice from the field about booze and photography, and recording artist and TV personality Josiah Hawley calls in to discuss moving forward in the pandemic, and what it's like to record pro music in LA and Tokyo.
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Before the second state of emergency goes into effect, Michael OneTwenty (https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) and Matt want to tell you about weirdo luxury goods, photography tips, and rock legend Adam Yang's kinks in the before times. Japan’s podcast stop for Non-PC, everyone-loving, exploration of what it mean, man. ManPeople!
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Hip-Hop artist and photographer Michael OneTwenty (IG: https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) is back in the co-hosting chair. We talk about Japanese Hosto making bank, keeping the weird from North America away from Japan, donuts as ice-cream, and the Japanese origins of the Uncanny Valley. The Robots may take our society, but they can never take our minds!
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We talk about seeing famous authors in Tokyo, cheap ways to enjoy the COVID, digital currencies, and Stupid Gaijins Of the Week! Subscribe, or go to the website:
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This episode looks at the book, "COVID-19: the Great Reset" by Klaus Schwab in relation to Japan and how people are moving towards a future in lockstep with their AI-driven smartphones.
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After discussing the birth of Matt’s son and realizing just how many normies there are in the world, hip-hop artist and photographer OneTwenty joins the discussion to talk about making music, keeping up with the trends, balancing art with work, and a few choice Stupid Gaijins of the Week.
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Rory Wilmer, a Big Data Storyteller, calls in from Prague to discuss the progression of internet social networking sites and the data they collect, and the possible future applications.
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After reviewing a strange dog product, Matt and Mike compare state-run vs. activist SJW coverage of PM Shinzo Abe Stepping down due to illness (symptoms covered in the show).
Ron Reid calls in to talk about his outreach work in Tokyo helping the homeless get back on their feet with a program called First Fruits (https://www.facebook.com/firstfruitsministry).
We finish the show with Elon Musk's robot pigs vs. a new Japanese flying car.
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After talking about nuclear warfare, Yasukuni Shrine, AI Art and political weirdos, comedian Saku Yanagawa (www.sakuyanagawa.com) joins the show to talk about the comedy world and how the coronavirus is affecting the industry and his plans to keep going.
We finish the show with taxi drivers cleaning graves, top ten companies of 2010 and 2020, and ramen face masks.
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Matt and Mike talk about drinking in the countryside, covid stigma, and AI in the train stations.
Our guest today is part a 2 or 3 Part Exclusive with writer Peter Tasker (www.petertasker.asia), a columnist who talks to us today about the situation in Hong Kong and how Japan can benefit.
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In this episode, Matt Bigelow and Mike Rogers deconstruct:
The suspicious Chinese seeds have reached Japan -- where are they from, really? What are the Russians like, really? Stupid Gaijin of the Week, really? Americana done better in Japan, really? Are smart cities in fact, dumb? REALLLY?
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We begin the show talking about being pissed off, euthanasia in Asia, Russian families and orchids.
Then Lee Popa — the legendary sound engineer spills the beans, or as we like to call it “Gossip Tacos” on some of the crazy stories he was involved in with Ministry, Lisa Marie Presley, Tool, and insane road stories. WHAT IS LOYALTY YOU MAY ASK? Find out here. Find out today. Find out now.
We finish with AI, tech bans, and a Stupid Gaijin of the Week.
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We begin with American business vs. Japanese business. Guess which one has more curse words? Following that: Wireless Parenting in 2020.
Then Delaina Miyazaki, the voice of Sapporo, calls in to talk about the Anything Goes Hokkaido Video Podcast (YOUTUBE LINK), and the challenges of getting projects done in the Covid 3D world. Delaina is the voice of the Hokkaido trains and has been on countless programs. We play her new song "Fade Away" as a Tokyo exclusive.
Talks about community, and music venues post-covid finish off the show.
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Matt and Mike discuss the atmospheric river blasting across Asia and ravaging the island of Kyushu, 5 reasons why Matt knows he's 40, and our new Plastic Jungles.
Henry Morse from 2020production.com calls in to talk the Dos and Donts for recording Zoom Podcasts and Meetings. He is a professional sound engineer who has been editing Zoom podcasts and we have the Good, the Bad, and Ugly for you here today. Learn how not to be “THAT GUY” in your next Zoom. Henry is available for your next audio business needs.
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Elliot Grove is the founder of the Raindance Film Festival (www.raindance.org/festival). In this podcast he talks about spirit, drive, entrepreneurs, art, and how to shift and manage a festival in an era of unprecedented change both digitally, and pandemically. There’s also some juicy behind the scenes gossip.
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In this episode we discuss media tribes and changes in human behavior. Uta Bataillard of GourmetPro.co calls in to discuss his new digital product that aims to connect Japanese delicacies to localized international markets. On the back-end: FujiFilm Drugs, Kurt Cobain Guitar Sells, and Kimono Face Masks for ladies of the COVID night.
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Lee Popa is a legend in the music business with over 20 million albums sold under his belt. From working with Shure Microphones to Queen, Tool, John Prine and Engelbert Humperdinck (the list goes on). Lee has moved to Japan help out younger musicians launch their careers in the internet age with Color Red Studios. It's a fantastic product. (www.colorred.co)
Lee discuss his road warrior tales from working with the industry's top artists with high praise for some while throwing others under the bus! Solid advice for musicians looking to make it big in the internet age is also added in today’s secret sauce podcast.
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We welcome world famous DJ Mike Rogers (Mike Rogers Show) as co-host of the show. We discuss the Black Lives Matter protest in Tokyo, Social Media Weddings gone awry, and Japan opening up to Hong Kong refugees.
Alan Demsky is our featured guest this week. He discusses the ins and outs of English Consulting in Japan as well as being an ambient musician. His song, "Community" is featured on today's show.
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This week we speak to elite drummer Mike Marrington (https://mikemarrington.weebly.com/) on his experiences supporting Japanese super-groups SMAP and SEKAI NO OWARI playing the biggest arenas in Japan, supporting the victims of the 3/11 Tsunami, and how his life has changed in the COVID Pandemic.
We have started to get Covid19 under control, but the effects will last years, if not longer. @japanwut discusses smartphone tracking measures, the (potential) Olympics cancellation, and people who try to skip on Shinkansen tickets to collect government payouts. All this plus Japanese Black Lives Matter demonstrations and more! w/music by @shamanzsounds.
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5G is coming! How will Japanese life change in this new age of technology? In episode #26 of @Japanwut we talk about possible new developments when the towers go up. What can we do to keep up? We speak to Sylvain Pierre of @LeWagontokyo on bringing your coding skills up to a professional level in 9 weeks with their Japan-based courses in English. We also get into recent fundraising for our favorite music venues and how they’re progressing. All this plus Japanese twitter, Battle of the Bands, and more!
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On episode 25 We speak to professional whistler Tracy Echeverry the Insane Whistler (YouTube, INSTA and Actor on INTERLOCKED) on building a profile in a niche entertainment industry. We then speculate on life in Japan once the COVID19 shutdown is lifted and what to do when the big music labels don’t knock down your door.
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Co-Producer: Ron Reid (https://www.facebook.com/ron.ron.399/)
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@Japanwut has made it to episode #24! We speak to Russell Reilander and Siwoo Park of Banana Moon from South Korea about establishing themselves as a band on the small island of Jeju. We discuss how social media tries to dismiss conspiracy theories by trashing their sources. In addition, we talk about promotional strategies on twitter, lateral information flows, and gourd speakers
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Fuad from legendary Malaysian rock band Kyoto Protocol joins the podcast to talk about the music scene in Kuala Lampur, the lockdown effects of COVID there, as well as an economic rundown focusing on finance, fintech, and South East Asia as a financial hub.
In the latest episode of Japan WUT? Podcast with Matt Bigelow & Tom Melesky #22 Tom and Matt have had just about enough of this pandemic. Food deliveries are up. Travel is down. Is a second wave coming? If so, how can we save our favorite music dive bars (and other venues like Rosso 198). We discuss how to galvanize a musical community with Mickey Acornas well as his fundraising project for LIVE HOUSE ANGA (千葉アンガ) with Sen City Records
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Episode #21 of Japan Wut? has just dropped so check it out now! After listening to some tracks By the Syamisenist and the Molice, we discuss our show’s first major shout-out. Then we speak to Mike Rogers about what goes on behind the scenes with his immensely successful Mike Rogers show and new Color Red Radio. Plus, new COVID19 acronyms, opinions on celebrity prank shows, guilty pleasure snacking, and sexist mayors.
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The 20th episode of Japan WUT? “AbeNoMaskeraid” is now available for listening and/or download.
We’re both a bit talked out on COVID19 so, after some great music by Icon Girl Pistols and RedBedRock, we instead turn to the local music scene and focus on the efforts to save some music establishments (Livehouse Anga) while lamenting the closure of others (Gamuso)
We then speak to New Jersey music producer, Joey Popa, and get his insights into how musicians in general are coping in the US. We discuss using online platforms as a way to put on shows and raise money.
All this, plus a new segment, google accents, and free hospital masks!
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Just because we are podcasting remotely does not mean we are merely "phoning it in"! Far from it -- we revamped the studio and made it Corona Compatible, friends! Jingles? Check. Music? Check. Call-in Guest Taylor Mignon from Tokyo Poetry Journal? Big Check! We talk about how Tokyo is faring with the Corona Lockdowns, Spies on Social Media, play music by Badger Line, Taylor Mignon, and Matt Bigelow releases his new song "Patio". We also cover how people react to Corona Vocabulary indicates which newspapers they read. And try to understand how the virus is affecting our global supply chain.
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We begin by playing songs by "Slow Wolves Club" and "LifeGarden", then discuss alternative terminology to "Social Distancing". We then review contaminated Corona testing kits in the supply chain. Justin Sachs (http://morethanmusic.jp/) from More than Music calls in to discuss pivoting his business plan during a lockdown on fun. We then play music by Tokyo Sapiens, and discuss an AI to predict Corona's Wet Lung, Giant Pigs, and a very lucky Foolish Foreigner.
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Cherry Blossoms Canceled! Is the Corona Virus Part of the Flat Earth Movement with the Big Discus Corporations Acting as Rogue Agents to Cancel the Olympics?!?!?!
Guest Jon Heese (https://www.turning-japanese.info/2017/11/hashiru.html) calls in to discuss his Political Career as a Foreigner in Japanese Government and how the Government is Dealing with COVID-19/Wuhan Flu.
We end the show by discussing what musicians can do to spice up their online concerts, and some of the real numbers behind the CoronaVirus Deaths -- it's not as scary as you think, but take the appropriate precautions.
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Boomers and their lamps, is the Wuhan Flu a Psy-Op? Japanese Olympics Representatives Gett COVID-19 in Amsterdam (wink wink), Cherry Blossoms CANCELLED AFTER being DECLARED, A new song by Ryan Boiselle, Using Coronavirus Downtime to study new music promotion on social platforms, and improv commercials. PLUS A HOT AIR BALLOON!
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Intro: Self-Quarantining and Day Drinking by yourself are the same thing, right? Making Fake News and Believing Fake News is OK, right?
Guest: Sean Anderson, part of the Crystal Hunters Manga team (https://crystalhuntersmanga.com), calls in to discuss disrupting English Education with Kick-Ass Manga.
Tech etc: We also talk about AI Computer Vision in the Ocean, and a Woman Who Stuffed Her Bra With Drugs. Featured Musical Guests are Matt Hogan and Takashi Umemiya and the Comrades. Plus a song by yours truly, Matt Bigelow.
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Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. Keeping Corona Free, Indeed! Like, Subscribe, and Leave a Comment お願いします。 Matt talks about making money while not working, Tom plays a Molice song with a big hangover. Andrew Holtby of "Off Beat Photography" calls in to talk about hosting music sessions in Tokyo. So what is made in Wuhan, China, the center of the CoronaVirus rocking the world? We did the research and the amount is shocking. To end the show we play "Criminal or Not Criminal" with a bicycle man. ★Get it iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-wut-podcast/id1489848400?l=en ★Get it Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77v5NR6YqKw7DizDA1jOMj ★Get it Official Site: www.matthewpmbigelow.com ★Get it RSS: http://www.matthewpmbigelow.com/?format=rss We love it when you share. And Subscribe. New art every week! #Tokyo #Podcast #Japan #Culture
Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. We discuss how the Corona Virus is impacting the music scene and logistics. Professional Pianist Evan Wish ( https://twitter.com/EvanWishPianist) calls in from Los Angelas to talk about going from Canadian dirtbiker to being an LA pro musician, as well as how the Corona Virus is affecting his Japan Tour. Other topics included drinking, toys, and a Laudromat that has its own app for the IoT Japan Society 5.0.
Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. What to do with passive aggressive pedestrians peddling power moves? What about establishing a Circuit of Clubs for gaijins to tour? What is the band "Tibetan Sky" (call in from Alex from "Tibetan Sky")? What are some of the hottest upcoming shows? What did Professor Kentaro Iwata have to say about the Diamond Princess? How did the government respond? How do you keep safe? WE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS! We are Japan's number 1 podcast. Lifestyle, Art, Community, Music, and Technology. Zero Insight. Guaranteed.
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Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. (HOST: Tom @boringgaijin / HOST: Matt @MRBigelow) 1. What is Valentine's Day like in Tokyo when you are married? 2. Listen to Indie Music. 3. YouTube Algorithm Creates Indie Hit. 3. Cameron Lee from Bitcoin.com joins live in studio. 4. Corona Virus, Where is the reality? 5. Drugs Plus Censorship Creates Scarcity Resulting in Sales. We want to be your podcast, so give us a listen hmmm? DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/japanwut bitcoincash:qzks8qlxrdd3usmltcs6l7m9sqmeg8czrq4pnvgcl3
Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. We discuss one-lunger blues musicians of 2020, Markets as Interface, What do Music Venues Expect of Musicians, Japan Society 5.0 and AI News, Foreign Crime in Japan, and follow up with a singer getting her first band together. DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/japanwut Tom @boringgaijin Matt @MRBigelow
Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. Tom returns from MAGA country to find Asia cloaked in the Corona Virus. Matt drinks a Corona and talks about Tokyo Architecture. We interview Sei about playing Dobro/Delta Blues in clubs in Japan. We play music by Sawas Phool and Sei.
The Corona Virus Rages, The Drive of Youth vs. The Process of the Aged, an Insider on 5G, And Why You Should not forge "Military" Documents. Featured Song: “Rise and Fight” by Takeshi Umemiya and the Comrades (https://www.facebook.com/takashiumemiya/)
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Foreign Perspectives in Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. We discuss indie music promotion, Generative Adversarial Network Art, the Tuna Industry, and Mike Hannah of the Goood Things calls in to discuss the meaning of singing. DONATE: paypal.me/japanwut
We talk about the inner workings of Japan from a foreigner’s perspective with zero insight guaranteed. We review Wagyu Beef and the genetic laws to protect it. Plus the ups and downs of Government mandated fun, the band The Molice get played, Takashi Umemiya gets played, and AIVA.ai, an AI music creator gets played. Finally, we discuss Carlos Ghosn -- fool or mastermind? www.matthewpmbigelow.com Matt @MRBigelow Tom @boringgaijin
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Matt and Tom discuss the Christmas and the Year End in Japan. Then Utkarsh from Lil Uttu Skype's in to talk about working in an Indian startup while trying to promote his music in Japan. After that, a Conference for those that want to be left alone, and we end the show with some music news. Remember: The weight you gain this holiday season is done by your hand alone.
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Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. Mike Rogers of the World Famous "Mike Rogers Show" Calls in to talk about digital vs. terrestrial radio, sourcing talent, and the never-ending battle between management and talent.
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Are sun-dried towels batteries containing sun power? Why would a religion build a publishing house in 2019? Is hyper-normal the new boring? Matt and Tom try to unravel Japan as it enters its new Era: The Reiwa Era! Petteri of "Takashi Umemiya and the Comrades" call in to help out the answers!