ON PODCAST 149 DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT 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! Follow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.com 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