Japan Wut 135 "Kyushu AI"

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ON PODCAST 135…

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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?

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Japan Wut 92 "Blackhole Rainbows"

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ON THIS INSTALLMENT…

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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

• 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 

• 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

• Foreign Truck Drivers

Photos Related to Show 92

Photos: 1. Automated Bullet Train Test; 2. Syphilis Charts; 3. My Number Card Sample