ON PODCAST 150 DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT Japan’s top-down strategies that insist on diversity in the country, Japan’s role in the Supply Chain Wars, and how Japan could get caught up in the Dedollarization Movement. Show Notes ODD JAPANESE ITEM Water-absorbing, quick-drying umbrella holder JAPAN Sony, Nature magazine create award for female researchers Seniors 75 and older top 20 million in Japan for the first time 'Understanding systemic discrimination' new students' 1st homework: U. of Tokyo president Kishida secures $2.9 bil investment from Microsoft Japan's elderly population living alone to jump 47% by 2050 SUPPLY CHAIN WAR Southern island worries it will host long-range missiles Phl, Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement May Be Signed By Yearend – Envoy | OneNews.PH Russian and China warn NATO to stay out of Asia Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students Japan will prove a worthy collaborator with AUKUS NATO and a Taiwan contingency DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN US deficit poses ‘significant risks’ to global economy, warns IMF DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION Meitetsu Bus joins hands with central Japan city to train foreign bus drivers Japan's population falls below 125 mil; down for 13th straight year CHINA US, Vietnam fear Cambodia’s China-backed canal could serve military goals China Confirms It’s Building a 4th Aircraft Carrier—and the Tables Are Turning China is moving towards full monetary independence NORTH KOREA North Korea can use gene-editing tech to craft military bioweapons, US warns GREEN JAPAN Sumitomo Electric Unveils New Material Made from Recycled CO2 and Metal Hitachi Zosen Leads Decarbonization of Shipping Industry with Green Methanol Technology