Japan Wut 228 "Final Episode"
It’s the last episode for the Japan Wut Podcast. Tune in, for the last time.
Before it all begins again.
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Podcasts and self-produced music from Tokyo. AI trends from Tokyo, Asia News Analysis, Odd Japanese Items, and documenting the rising conflict in the Indo-Pacific region.
It’s the last episode for the Japan Wut Podcast. Tune in, for the last time.
Before it all begins again.
Adam Jang aka rock legend Yeti Valhalla (Instagram) is back in Tokyo. He discusses how to become a fully independent music artist, which involves some sketchy stories from Vietnam, where he is based. The conversation meanders across business, family, tech, and gear.
See him on the Tokyo tour here, at Meguro Live Station on August 24. Always a banger! I toured with him once!
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🎺Get ready to groove with our Nu-Jazz AI Music Podcast! ⚡️Sizzling tracks fuse soulful Nu-Jazz vibes with heart-pumping energy. Tune in and strut! 🥁
Dive into the surge of populism & technocracy in post-Covid Japan with our latest episode. We unpack Sanseito’s rise, Team Mirai’s tech-driven vision, and the LDP’s historic loss. Where do people go if they have no home? #JapanElection #Populism #Technocracy
Based on the 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election results, here are all parties that won seats, including Team Mirai, with their respective seats, votes, and percentage of votes cast:
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP): 38 seats, 12.81 million votes, 21.6%
Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP): 26 seats, 7.40 million votes, 12.5%
Democratic Party for the People (DPP): 17 seats, 7.62 million votes, 12.9%
Sanseito: 14 seats, 7.43 million votes, 12.5%
Komeito: 12 seats, 5.21 million votes, 8.8%
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin): 8 seats, 4.85 million votes, 8.2%
Japanese Communist Party (JCP): 4 seats, 3.56 million votes, 6.0%
Reiwa Shinsengumi: 3 seats, 2.67 million votes, 4.5%
Team Mirai: 1 seat, 1.40 million votes, 2.6%
Japan’s summer heat is here, and so is The Japan Wut Podcast! Dropping our second AI-crafted reggae & ska music episode to vibe with the season. Tune in for chill beats and island feels!
#JapanWutPodcast #Reggae #Ska #SummerVibes
We’re diving into the Supply Chain War and Society 5.0. Are Japan and USA drifting apart? How costly will political blindspots be? What is Shizuoka doing with AI Satellites?
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan tariff negotiator held in-depth talks with Lutnick, Japanese government says
Tea-Field Carbon Credits: A New Tool for Fighting Global Warming | The Government of Japan
[단독] 서해 구조물에 온누리호 접근하자 中 함정 등 5척이 둘러쌌다
Exports to U.S. surpass China, may aid Taiwan's economy: Scholar
Sabotage suspected as mystery blasts hit oil tankers
SOCIETY 5.0
SoftBank Group Shareholders Meeting: CEO Son "Aims to be the core of the ASI industrial base"
Dive into "AI Music Special 1: Trumpets and Grooves" on The Japan Wut Podcast, where we explore cutting-edge AI-generated instrumentals from Tokyo. This episode features gritty trumpet melodies, funky basslines, and cool grooves crafted with pocket drums, heavy compression, and tape saturation. Infused with hairy synthesizers, CrunchWave beats, minor chords, 7th chords, and Soviet Wave vibes, we unpack the tech behind AI music production and Japan’s experimental sound culture. Perfect for fans of electronic, synth, and avant-garde music, join us for a deep dive into the future of instrumental beats! #AIMusic #JapanMusic #TrumpetGrooves
Author and former US Navy Intelligence Officer Max von Schuler joins the podcast to discuss his books about informing the Japanese people about the coming collapse of America, and how that might affect Japan’s very tight economic and military relationship with the USA. Japan is playing a very dangerous game right now, and almost nobody knows it.
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… We deliver our boots on the ground report from Japan’s biggest tech event — CEATEC. We also analyze some of the Israel/Gaza war protests that are occurring in Japan, plus an investigation into Japan’s menopausal women engaging in the costly act of “Doctor Shopping”. Strap in! It’s only getting weirder from here. Just look around you.
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HIGH NOT HIGH
NEW PRODUCT
WAR
'Stop the war!': 300 protest in Fukuoka against attacks on Gaza
NHK reporters in the Gaza Strip detail ongoing horrors | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
S Korea, U.S. and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of N Korean threats
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets Russia’s top diplomat in Pyongyang
SOCIETY 5.0
… Matt discusses beer psyops, the threat — or non-threat — of Fukushima Nuclear Water, AI Rice, WEF Green Transformation in Japan, and the unpredictable effects of depopulation: bug farms and less help for the disabled.
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NEW PRODUCT/SERVICE
FUKUSHIMA WATER RELEASE
Japan says seawater radioactivity below detectable limits near Fukushima
S Korean police arrest 14 Fukushima protesters seeking to enter Japanese embassy
China bans all Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima water release
SOCIETY 5.0
AI-based app created by Japan researchers can predict rice harvest with single photo
Japan blockchain startup seeks to build Asian digital payment network
Former Sony execs laying down data security gambit to tech giants
Retailers in Japan coordinate response as self-checkout shoplifting surges
'Like a teacher there 24/7': ChatGPT tool supports English education at Japan univ.
DEPOPULATION
EAT THE BUGS
"Kabutomushi (Japanese rhinoceros beetle) solves the issues of food, bamboo forests, and depopulation in one fell swoop... The pupa faintly emits the scent of shrimp." (CHATGPT Translation Below)
A group from Kyushu University is working on research to utilize the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, often called the "king of insects," as insect food.
The research is being conducted by a group led by Associate Professor Satoshi Kamitani from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyushu University. In an effort to address the issue of neglected bamboo forests, while collaborating with Kama City, they discovered that fermented bamboo chips could serve as food for the Japanese rhinoceros beetle. This discovery prompted the exploration of edible applications for the beetles.
The pupae, in particular, have a mild shrimp-like aroma and are easy to eat due to their lack of earthy odors and impurities. When dried and ground into powder, they are also suitable for processed food products.
They chose the former Chisshu Elementary School building in Kama City, which had closed in 2014, as the experimental site. The bamboo chips used were harvested from neglected bamboo forests by the city and provided at no cost. Starting with 500 beetles in the current fiscal year, they aim to increase the number to 5,000 in the following year and 50,000 two years from now.
Local residents take on the role of caretakers for the beetles, with the intention of generating employment opportunities in the depopulated region.
The group is conducting detailed analysis of the nutritional components and potential health benefits. They aim to eventually position the beetle as a viable option for human consumption, while also exploring its potential as a pharmaceutical ingredient.
Associate Professor Kamitani stated, "The Japanese rhinoceros beetle might become a 'triple-win' solution, simultaneously addressing food scarcity, neglected bamboo forests, and depopulation. We will thoroughly examine its safety as a food product."
According to research by the Japan Productivity Center, the global insect food market is predicted to expand from 7 billion yen in 2019 to 100 billion yen by 2025.
WAR