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JAPAN WUT PODCAST 210 "TECHNOCRACY AT OSAKA EXPO"

Chappie (@Chapmano_TV) joins the podcast to discuss his boots on the ground analysis of the Osaka Expo 2025, and how it may be a training ground for our technocratic future. Do you want to live in a cashless society where the advanced technology is sequestered by the elites, the plebs are forced to eat soymeat okonomiyaki burgers, and everything is tracked by Blackrock-funded blockchain companies real time?

SHOW NOTES

Osaka Expo 2025 Society 5.0 and SDG Goals

Digitalized Osaka Expo Troubling Elderly Visitors

Future of aerial CO2 capture tech on display at Osaka Expo

Up to 200 people affected by Uzbek pavilion data leak at Osaka Expo

Self-driving bus at Osaka expo has minor collision with wall

'Flying car' demo flight canceled at Osaka Expo due to broken parts

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 209 "THE UNCONNECTED CONNECTED"


Why are Japan’s automakers doing so poorly? Is it wise for Japan to use seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine? How will facial recognition be used to personalize your cancer medication?

SHOW NOTES

JAPAN 

Nissan to post biggest ever loss in fiscal 2024 amid restructuring

Toyota truck arm Hino posts record net loss for FY 2024 on data fraud

Quality scandal sends Toyota global output down for 1st time in 4 years

Mazda to seek early retirement volunteers as industry shifts

China's fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied routes to global expansion

BYD to introduce mini EV model designed for Japan in 2026

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Moscow slams 'treacherous' Japanese loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets

U.S. Deploys Anti-Ship Missiles Near Taiwan in the Luzon Strait

Japanese warships dock at Cambodia's Chinese-renovated naval base

China Tests Novel Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb - Generates Intense Fireball

China's Huawei to mass-produce new AI chips - sources

SOCIETY 5.0 

US unicorn venture ElevenLabs establishes Japanese subsidiary to strengthen Japanese language support for voice generation AI and as base for expansion into Asia

With Al removing accents

Artificial Intelligence in Telemedicine Market Projected to Grow from $18.7B to $157.3B by 2033, with CAGR of 26.7% Over Next 10 Years to Power Telemedicine and Diagnostic Solutions

NEC establishes secure cancer vaccine manufacturing process using facial recognition technology that does not store facial information

Japan's NTT Data partners with OpenAI to offer AI business tools

AI experiment to ease traffic congestion: Cameras detect vehicles and encourage detours 

New bill to promote AI development and utilization passed by House of Representatives plenary session, heads to House of Councillors

British self-driving AI company Wave opens development center in Yokohama, exploring collaboration with Japanese manufacturers

Turing, an autonomous driving tech company, borrows 1.3 billion yen from Mizuho Bank

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 208 "MECHANIZED PTERODACTYLUS FROM THE FUTURE"


Is the Osaka Expo being used as a technocratic training ground? How can supply chains can be weaponized asymmetrically? Would you talk to an AI-resurrected family member at their funeral?

SHOW NOTES

JAPAN DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION 

Japan’s Population Declines for Fourteenth Straight Year: Over-75 Cohort Continues to Grow

Japan faces severe shortage of carpenters as home prices soar

Teacher helps Myanmar people learn Japanese, escape hardships

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japan 'deeply concerned' about global economic fallout from Trump's trade tariffs: Kato

Japan protests to Russia over ship restrictions near disputed islands

China says it detected salmonella in imported American poultry meats and bone meal

SOCIETY 5.0 / AI MARKETS

Osaka-Kansai Expo to be a springboard for widespread adoption of cashless payments and facial recognition

AI revives the deceased: new services emerge, even for funerals

Seven Bank's ATM facial recognition service strengthens measures against deep fakes and launches a year late

Waymo, which has begun to slowly roll out in Japan as a self-driving taxi

Shocking facts revealed in an experiment where an AI agent books a hotel room: How does an AI view online ads?

"That's what an AI agent will do": The background to hosting an AI agent hackathon at AWS Summit Japan 2025

DXYZ Introduces Facial Recognition Platform "FreeiD" to Chuetsu Pulp Industry's Tokyo Headquarters

AI semiconductors evolve surveillance cameras: NTT develops new camera that can detect up to 150 meters ahead

4 arrested in Japan for selling explicit AI-created posters

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 199 "THE EMPIRE'S EDGE"

What is Japan’s current position in the Supply Chain Wars? How will Japan handle the influx of millions of AI Agents in the workforce? Can Japan develop its own Self-Driving Systems?


SHOW NOTES

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Hill hearing explores network of China-controlled ports as security threat

China builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid

Ghana and China (from Grok)

  • Infrastructure Investments: China has financed significant infrastructure projects in Ghana, often through loans and barter agreements. For example, the Bui Dam, Ghana’s second-largest hydroelectric plant, was constructed by Sinohydro through a barter loan involving cocoa exports. China’s Export-Import Bank provided a USD 562 million loan for the USD 622 million project. Other projects include telecommunication networks, highways, water supply expansions, and schools in Accra.

  • Rail and Road Development: A USD 6 billion concessionary loan from the China Export-Import Bank is being used to extend Ghana’s rail network, including the 17 km Ofankor-Nsawam road (completed in 2009 with a USD 28 million interest-free loan) and landing sites for fishing communities (USD 99 million interest-free loan).

  • Mining and Bauxite Deals: China has invested in Ghana’s mining sector, particularly in bauxite, through deals that exchange infrastructure development for mining rights. These investments have led to significant environmental and social concerns, including deforestation and water pollution in areas like the Atewa forest.

  • Total Investments: By 2014, Chinese investments in Ghana reached USD 1.6 billion, with cumulative investments from 2008 to 2015 totaling USD 2.2 billion. Most investments focus on manufacturing, construction, tourism, trading, and services, with building and construction emerging as major recipients.

Owner Of US Defense Contractor Making Fighter Jet, Missile Parts Listed As Chinese Intel Agency Official

Taiwan plans investment and trade center in Fukuoka

SOCIETY 5.0

How can the president of a black company become invincible by acquiring an "AI agent"?

Hackers Using AI Agents To Validate Stolen Credit Cards

SoftBank app SureTalk turns sign language into text

AI agent developed by University of Tokyo startup Tou to streamline construction work

The advent of the "Sales 3.0" era: Algomatic's AI agents will change the future of sales

Napkin AI reinvents the design agency: 4 AI agents generate professional-grade graphics in 5 seconds

Pitch deck for startup that turns existing security cameras into AI agents that successfully raised 2 billion yen [Exclusive Release

Colega AI, an AI agent for restaurants, raises funds and enters the Japanese market in earnest

"Face Recognition System FACEmaⓇ Management Box Series Key Management Box Model," jointly developed with Obayashi Corporation, will be available for rental from February 12, 2025

Migaro Holdings aims to expand its facial recognition service overseas

AI-based medical interviews begin at Kurobe Municipal Hospital, reducing the burden on both doctors and patients

Tuyen Quang Provincial Public Security Department Announces Launch of AI Security System "AI Security asilla" in Detention Centers and Prison Facilities

BYD, China's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, has announced that it will equip all of its vehicles with cutting-edge autonomous driving systems.

Nihon Kotsu and Tier IV begin collecting driving data across Tokyo for AI development

"Autonomous vehicle 'priority lane'" finally installed on Shin-Tomei Expressway in March, tested in left lane at night

Business opportunities inside self-driving cars! Development of concierge AI and special seats progresses

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