Why is a former race car driver in charge of Japan’s New Capitalism? Where are the laser boats being deployed in the Indo-Pacific? Will Japan’s AI Golf Devices open the genie’s bottle? Follow the Podcast: X / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.com Show Notes JAPAN New LDP Leader Ishiba’s Economic Vision Points to Continuity, Tax Reform; Prime Minister-to-Be Hopes to ‘Solidify’ Kishida’s Efforts, Battle Rising Prices Top Japanese firms pull out from Olympic sponsorships SUPPLY CHAIN WAR Eyeing 2027 China threat, U.S. deploys laser-equipped ship to Japan Chinese warship shoots laser at BFAR aircraft Crew of Vietnamese fishing boat injured in an attack in the South China Sea, state media say SOCIETY 5.0 Japanese team finds 303 more Nazca geoglyphs through AI tech Tokyo gov't launches AI dating app to match couples, boost births Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug powerline drones Development of pig weight estimation technology using cable-mounted moving camera and AI (artificial intelligence) - Scabutter® application system - The military use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow. China is confused. In an age where AI (artificial intelligence) can find lost items, the burden on commercial facilities has been reduced to the point that "I don't want to do it with paper anymore" Singapore to implement facial recognition for online banking WorldCoin introduces facial recognition feature and launches in Guatemala, Poland and Malaysia Sony and Raspberry Pi jointly develop "AI camera" - we asked both companies about their goals Japan Bus Association aims for autonomous driving and cashless payments by 2030 WHILL autonomous driving service begins full operation at Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport) NX Group and Groovenauts use optimization technology to automate air freight consolidation operations, aiming for a 25% reduction in five years Japan's first ChatGPT-based conversational golf AI device "BirdieTalk" is released. AI provides comprehensive support for your game.