Why are Japan’s AI companies expanding into East Timor? Will the Japan government get more firms to join its carbon trading schemes? How did a Japanese company get a self-driving race car to go faster than 200 kph? SHOW NOTES SUPPLY CHAIN WAR U.S. to deploy missile units to Japan islands in Taiwan contingency China says it will remove buoy set up in Japan's EEZ near Senkakus Japan to obligate up to 400 major firms to join CO2 emissions trading Japan research team develops plastic that breaks down in seawater SOCIETY 5.0 The AI ​​self-driving race "A2RL" held in Suzuka actually communicated using the SIM card of the low-cost smartphone "IIJmio". Uninterrupted stability was confirmed even at speeds over 200km/h (chat gpt rewrite) Group company DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" to be deployed overseas for the first time; facial recognition attendance management linked to TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING's HR system to be provided to Timor-Leste base Daito Trust Construction introduces facial recognition entrance/exit system to approximately 200 branches nationwide Australian government orders to halt facial recognition at mass retailers, calling it "illegal" even for crime prevention purposes "AI Camera Rental Service" with 0 yen initial cost and 2,000 yen per day Launch of new "Cloud AI Camera Rental Plan" offering free rental of multiple small cameras and video analysis service AI cameras prove effective in preventing touting, reducing touting by 14% in Hyogo Prefecture demonstration experiment... If detected, audio warning is issued Hitachi Solutions Technology sells package that uses monocular camera and image recognition AI to detect dangerous behavior in real time AI-generated articles introduce nonexistent tourist spots on site promoting Fukuoka Pref. Meet Daisy: The AI grandmother who is fighting back against scammers Grandpa Simpson Onion Story Hiroshima city plans to start using AI-based device to virtually communicate with atomic bomb survivors in August 2025, the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing Miyazaki City introduces AI marking for junior high school tests, hoping to reduce burden on teachers Tier IV starts selling Minibus 2.0, accelerating the social implementation of self-driving buses Tottori City conducts demonstration experiment of self-driving bus in urban area--investigating signal coordination and night operation