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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PHOTOS FOR 132

Japan Wut 93 "Group of Losers"

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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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PHOTOS

1. 2. Japanese Bug Vending Machine; 3. Ukrainian Leader Zelenskyy in Hiroshima; 4. Chinese Leader and Kazakh Leader at Summit; 5. Illegal Maybe Hairdresser in Japan; 6-7. AI/Digital Twin visualizations; 9. Strange Leg Dryer

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