Japan WUT? 80 "Yes And Money"

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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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Tweet thread for further insight into the Taiwan Situation

Some personal news: I’ve been quiet quitting this platform, but am going on private tomorrow. Thursday was my last day with @ACGlobalChina and I’ll be starting a new position at the U.S. Department of State.

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— Jessica Drun 莊宛樺 (@jessicadrun) February 27, 2023

I’m old enough to remember this was a racist conspiracy theory

NO SHIT!

Japan WUT? 75 "Cricket Croquette"

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… Matt discusses self-driving cars in Japan, Stupid Gaijins of the Week, Marijuana Legalization in Japan, and cricket croquettes in a Japanese school.

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1. Cricket Croquettes in Japan School

2. Legal Japanese Weed

3. Japan’s Population Collapse

4. Self Driving Cars

5. Ex-PM speaks out on Ukraine War

Below: CSIS YouTube Video and PDF on Taiwan wargaming

seems like older LIDAR equipment sucking in data for who knows what. . .

Below: Fried Meat (yakiniku) hair clips, with optional veggies

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