Japan Wut Podcast 150 "Diversity Japan"

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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.

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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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Japan Wut 149 "FUN CARBON FOOTPRINT"

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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

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Japan Wut 148 "MICHAEL YON IN JAPAN"

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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 Wut 147 "AMMO FOR AI"

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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

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PHOTOS

Japan Wut 144 "Woven City"

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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

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PHOTOS

Japan Wut 142 "AI Agencies"

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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 pushes 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

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PHOTOS

Japan Wut 141 "AI Love in Normie Land"

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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

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PHOTOS

Japan Wut 140 "Logistics Sharing"

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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

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PHOTOS

Japan Wut 137 "AI Chocolate Starfish"

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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

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Japan Wut 136 "Water From Air"

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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

BRICS states ditch USD in 95% 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

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PHOTOS EP. 136

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Robot Videos

Japan Wut 135 "Kyushu AI"

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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 134 "AI Infrastructure"

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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

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PHOTOS EP. 134

Japan Wut 131 "AI BabySitters"

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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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PHOTOS EP. 131

Japan Wut 128 "Smart City"

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… We discuss the weirdness of everyone including Japan lambasting China and then funding it with business ventures, how drones will be used by Japanese 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?

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Japan Wut 126 "AI Davos Robots"

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… We discuss a bevy of new AI products, Japan at Davos’ WEF forum, and a new document penned by Ret. Gen. Brig. Robert Spalding (USAF) that elaborates on how to counter China’s rise in the systems of the West, despite the West allowing them in.
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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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Japan Wut 124 "Moonshot Weather"

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… We discuss Japan’s Moonshot Program to Control the Weather by 2050, the Phillippines as a flashpoint for war in the Indo-Pacific, and Singapore’s decision to allow tourists to use China’s CBDC (Dedollarization).

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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

DEDOLLAR

• china-singapore-let-each-others-tourists-pay-digital-yuan-beijing-seeks-globalise-its-e-cny-currency

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.

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Japan Wut 122 "My Robot's Load"

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… We discuss robots on the rise in Japan, the WEF and Japan’s investments into semi-conductors, and more Japanese ships linked to Israelis being hijacked amid the Current Wars. Strap in — you are living in interesting times.

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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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Japan Wut 121 "CBDC Crickets"

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… We discuss Japan’s Cricket Bug Beers, how De-Dollarisation affects Japan, and using Giant Dolls to Combat the Woes of Depopulation. Strap in. You are living in interesting times.

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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

DEDOLLAR

• 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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Japan Wut 120 "Rope Drones"

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… We discuss Rope Drones, AI Manga, Robot Cameras on Ships, and how war escapes control and predictions, as a Japanese ship with Israeli-control is seized by the Yemeni Houthis amid the Current Wars.

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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

The Houthis have released POV footage of their takeover of the Galaxy Leader. pic.twitter.com/e9S5KjPYU0

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 20, 2023

• 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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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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PHOTOS FOR SHOW 118