Japan Wut 132 "Face in the Machine"

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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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Japan Wut 118 "Very Clean Future"

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… We discuss how to implement AI technology into society without it becoming dystopian, by analyzing non-dystopian vs. dystopian solutions that are in the market right now. We also take a look at Japanese Onomatopoeia in the workplace.

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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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Japan Wut 100 "Thin Blue AI"

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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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Sources Related to Show

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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PHOTOS for Show 100

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Japan WUT? 38 "Salaryman Capitalism" feat. author Michael Howard

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Michael Howard, author of manga-themed The Salaryman (https://www.thesalarymanbook.com/ ) calls into the show to talk about his experiences working in Japan Inc. and the book that those experiences are based on.

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