JAPAN WUT? Podcast Matt Bigelow

Japan’s new emergency drones, Japanese surgeons using AI while digging around in your guts, and how China might be using TikTok algos to fuel resentment in the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

SHOW NOTES
WUT
Japan bullet trains host wrestling, dining events in new travel trend

JAPAN
Honda logs record annual profits on hybrid sales, weak yen
Tokyo police to set up 24-hour lost and found lockers

SOCIETY 5.0
KDDI to deploy drones at 1,000 Japan locations to aid disaster relief
More stores in Japan using AI for discounts, other purposes to combat food loss
Tokyo startup devises AI system to help with endoscopic surgery
Keidanren in call to make Japan an ‘AI, robotics powerhouse’  | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
US, Japan universities and tech giants Amazon, Nvidia partner on privacy-respecting AI
Making global efforts to realize ‘Society 5.0’
Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI
Mapping The Number Of AI Startups By Country
Startup grows sea alga to slash greenhouse gas in cattle burps


CHINA
Chinese buoy in East China Sea remains a thorn in Japan’s side
China Ships Reefs
Students largely sympathize with Hamas, get most war info from TikTok: shocking survey
TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal
Japan defense chief urges higher security after drone video of warship posted on China social media

ON PODCAST 152
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Japan’s Space Debris Challenge, the expanding role of Facial Recognition in Japan, and Dedollorization with Japan’s Central Bank scrambling to uderstand why.

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SHOW NOTES
STRANGE ITEM
Japan startup reveals 'world's first' close-up space debris image
COVID
Japan discarding 240 mil. COVID vaccine doses, worth $4.3 bil.

SOCIETY 5.0
Launch of edge facial recognition system for industrial PCs that promotes DX in factories and offices
Triple Eyes - Setagaya Ward Adopts AI Facial Recognition System AIZE for Attendance Management (Triple Eyes Orig)
DXYZ's facial recognition system packaged with Mitsubishi Estate's comprehensive smart home services
Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?
Japan’s first hydrogen-fuelled ferry begins service
Tokyo exhibition looks at what technology will be like in 2050  
Japan city streams AI avatar vids of mayor speaking English to connect with foreigners

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Balikatan to stir up new trouble as it lures Japan
China coast guard confronts Japanese politicians in disputed East China Sea area
Another US precision-guided weapon falls prey to Russian electronic warfare, US says
Is China stockpiling resources in case of future war?

DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
Russia, China reach near complete de-dollarization in bilateral trade

Japan’s AI Bear Detection Tech, Japanese government to use Google and Microsoft for AI Governance, and China’s AI Laser Submarines. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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STRANGE TIMES
Baby-crying sumo contest

JAPAN
Japan's ruling party loses all 3 seats in by-elections
Japan, EU to boost economic security ties, reduce dependency on China
India to surpass Japan as 4th-largest economy in 2025, IMF says

COVID
Japan discarding 240 mil. COVID vaccine doses, worth $4.3 bil.

SOCIETY 5.0
Japan to trial AI scheme for spotting bears as attacks on humans rise
EU-Japan to cooperate on AI, data flows
Microsoft, Google partner with Japanese cities on AI rules
Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?
Japan’s first hydrogen-fuelled ferry begins service
Tokyo exhibition looks at what technology will be like in 2050  
Japan city streams AI avatar vids of mayor speaking English to connect with foreigners

CHINA
China Confirms It’s Building a 4th Aircraft Carrier—and the Tables Are Turning
China closing in on laser-propelled fast, stealth subs

ON PODCAST 150
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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

ON PODCAST 149
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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!

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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

One of the world’s top War Correspondents, Michael Yon (X), joins the Japan Wut Podcast to talk about the anti-WHO Pandemic Treaty rallies in Japan, and how his analysis of being in the Darien Gap, the Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong and more applies to Japan’s current situation. Michael Yon has written a series of books to help the Japanese public understand modern day information war. He’s not in Japan to only view the cherry blossoms, folks. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.
Michael Yon’s Books HERE
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