ON PODCAST 170 DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT Why are Toyota's self-driving cars drifting on American racetracks? What is the status of the super important Digital Twin techno-layer in our AI futures? Who was in Japan to strengthen the ties between the US military and Japan's SDF? Follow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.com Show Notes DEPOPULATION Japanese Population Drops by Single-Year Record of 860,000; All But One Prefecture See Decrease in Population SOCIETY 5.0 Toyota's world-first "self-driving tandem drift" marks an important step in the evolution of autonomous vehicles TRI / Stanford Engineering Autonomous Tandem Drift YOUTUBE Current status of autonomous driving and DigitalTwin technology (Latest version 2024) Taxis to be equipped with 360-degree recording device for autonomous driving development SUPPLY CHAIN WAR US to upgrade military command in Japan as concerns grow over China JGSDF Plans to Build a Missile Firing Range on Japan’s Easternmost Island