ON PODCAST 146 DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT The hotel industry jumps into AI monitoring, Japan’s iconic vending machines get an algorithm injection, and the Eet Ze Bugs industry takes their aim at fish. Follow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.com Show Notes HIGH OR NOT HIGH Man arrested after pressing naked butt against water faucet in Tokyo park JAPAN Japan's February household spending falls 0.5%, down for 12th month Shizuoka governor to resign after gaffe insulting vegetable sellers Japanese firms' plans for CO2 export, storage in Southeast Asia on rise SOCIETY 5.0 AI is spying on the food we throw away Uber to launch ride-hailing services in Japan NEC provides facial recognition payment service for demonstration of local currency service by TOPPAN Digital Chino Chamber of Commerce and Industry conducts demonstration experiment of facial recognition payment at physical stores, making payments easy even for people who do not have or are unfamiliar with smartphones Kirin vending machines utilize SoftBank's proprietary AI algorithm; joint demonstration results show that demand forecasts were highly accurate compared to actual sales. EAT THE BUGS Making Aquaculture More Sustainable: Marubeni Farms Yellowtail on Insect-Based Feed JAPAN/NATO Estonian PM Kaja Kallas to become the new NATO chief Kaja Kallas (WIKI)