Matt Bigelow

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Japan Wut 93 "Group of Losers"

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… Matt breaks down the news, positive AI writing, and how the G7 is plagued with losers instead of leaders, while Central Asia seems to be getting their acts together.
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Photos Related to Ep. 93

PHOTOS

  1. 2. Japanese Bug Vending Machine; 3. Ukrainian Leader Zelenskyy in Hiroshima; 4. Chinese Leader and Kazakh Leader at Summit; 5. Illegal Maybe Hairdresser in Japan; 6-7. AI/Digital Twin visualizations; 9. Strange Leg Dryer


Additional art

Japan Wut 92 "Blackhole Rainbows"

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… Matt talks about convenience stores offering beer on tap, foreign recruits in Japan’s Marine Self Defense Forces, The US Ambassador to Japan’s recent foray into LGBTQ politics in Japan, and some words on Chinese Secret Police Stations in Japan.

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Photos Related to Show 92

Photos: 1. Automated Bullet Train Test; 2. Syphilis Charts; 3. My Number Card Sample

Japan Wut 91 "The AI Likes Me"

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… Matt talks about raising kids in challenging times, why AI companies keep showing us crap (see photos) and not the good stuff, and some reasons why NATO is opening up an office in Japan.

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Photos Related To Show 91

Photos: 1) An AI TeleScreen Bot; 2) An automated port in China, 3) WEF, G7, and METI meeting in Japan; 4) Ramen Puzzle; 5) Ramen Puzzle; 6) Kids Fashion in Machida; 7) The Romance Car Excellent Express


Video of AI that supposedly crosses the Uncanny Valley (note: it does not)

Japan Wut 90 "Idiot Regulators"

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… Matt talks about strange influences on the G7’s AI initiatives, new ramen accessories, a train pervert and how lollygagging is probably not the best strategy amid the recent escalations of conflict.

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PHOTOS RELATED TO SHOW 90

  1. Taro Kono “AI ROBOT”, 2-3) Cup Noodle Measuring Cup; 4) Digital Twin Highways Strategy; 5) Startup Tech

Japan WUT 89 "Government GPT"

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… Matt discusses new guidelines that will allow more self-driving trucks and drone deliveries in Japan, how CHAT GPT is making inroads in the Japanese government, and an alleged spy of Chinese origin operating super deep in one of Japan’s security agencies. Frequency expert DJO also files a report on the science behind frequencies and the nature of communication.

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PHOTOS RELATED TO SHOW

  1. Japanese book that contains info about an alleged spy in a Japanese security agency, 2. A same-sex marriage ceremony held in Saitama, 3 & 4. Ninja Desk Products

Japan WUT 88 "Suitcase Shield"

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… Matt discusses a Makita portable microwave, that perhaps the anti-Covid measures have pushed certain men toward extremism, with the attempted assassination of JPM Kishida as well as the uptick in disenfranchised youth mucking about in public restaurants. Other topics include AI surveillance, medicine delivered by drone in Japan’s remote areas and the Bank of Japan’s march toward its Central Bank Digital Currency.

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Photos related to show

  1. DJ running for politics in Japan; 2) and 3) Makita Portable Microwave, 4) Extra info on JPM Kishida’s alleged assassin


Japan WUT 87 "Inheritors of the Phoenix"

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… Matt discusses dumb dumb Pikachu stamps for creepy millenial office workers, think tanker and CIA connected Elbridge Colby's article about Japan and Taiwan in the Nikkei Shimbum, and genetically manipulated radioactive-proof Chinese soldiers (it's NEW!).

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Japan WUT? 86 "Acrylic Screens of Fear"

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… Matt discusses a dumb new sleep aid for lonely folk, explains how to use CHAT GPT to help with established translation practices, more bug-eating weirdos, and DJO sends in a segment about how recording frequencies have changed to suit market (and other) needs.

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Photos related to the show

Photos: 1) Goospy Sleep Aid Product; 2) Bug Eaters; 3) Economic Data; 4) Economic Data; 5) Cover for “AI Super-Powers” by Kai Fu Lee; 6) AI Market Concepts by Kai Fu Lee; 7) AI Market Concepts by Kai Fu Lee; 8) Alleged criminal flips the bird; 9) Bear Meat Vending Machine; 10) Bear Meat Vending Machine [check photos for credits where available]


CHAT GPT SONNET

The translations done, a sloppy disgrace

My eyes ablaze, I fumed with anger and hate

I tore apart the words, the grammar, the pace

And fixed the errors, with a rage that can't abate

I swapped "individual judgment" with "damn personal"

And "many people said" to "the crowd voiced loud"

No more damn vagueness, now sharp as a chisel

I made it crystal, with no chance to be bowed

"Silent food" now screams "eating without a word"

And "acrylic board" as "plastic screen of fear"

I've made these damn changes with a sense of revolt

For translations that lack sense, I shed no tear

No more damn slipshod work to be ever seen

With my fixes, I feel like a goddamn queen.

Japan WUT? 85 "Don't Worry, Panic Panic Panic"

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… Matt discusses a digital product/service for Beyond Millenialism, a new Stupid Gaijin of the Week, delves into some of the worldwide details about a possible upcoming banking crisis and how it might affect those of us in Japan as well as a comparison between Japanese PM Kishida meeting UKrainian PM Zelenskyy vs Putin and Xi’s summit. Strap in. Lots to unpack.

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Transcript


Poem for the Trilateral Commission by Nikkei Staff:
"In secret meetings, you plan and conspire,

To create a new order, of which you aspire.

Your goals are unclear, but some see the end,

As a world government, with you as its friend."


Photos Related to this Episode

Photos: 1) Porno Politician 2) Xi and Putin 3) JPM Kishida and Zelenskyy 4) AI Spinach (Nikkei) 5) Beyond Millenial VTB ad at Shibuya Sta.


Bajalis on Twitter


Kenya Leader Talks about Dollars and Oil



Japan WUT? 84 "Unmasked Unvaxxed"

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… Matt discusses how Pandemic Sakura Cherry Blossoms were better, Laser Weapons in association with Japan’s Weapons Show, and a QAnon-related anti-edible-cricket protest in Tokyo.

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Show Links

Phtos Related to Show

Photo 1: Farting Robot / 2: Laser Weapon Platform / 3: Laser Platform Specs / 4-6: QAnon-related protest against eating crickets / 7: Edible Drone / 8: Japan and Korea Leaders Drink Beer


Tweets about QAnon types protesting cricket-eating


Video Promotion of Raytheon Weapons Platform

Japan WUT? 83 "Overton Pushers"

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… Matt discusses Japanese astronauts on Space-X rockets, Stupid Gaijin of the Week, silkworm sashimi, a Japanese UFO town and intelligence officers who work in think tanks that try to get other countries to edge in favor of the American War Machine.

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Japan WUT? 82 "Dead Happy Science"

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… Matt discusses: a poll that says most Japanese plan on wearing a mask forever; despite higher Chinese wages putting off Japanese conglomerates, Chinese exports have been soaring since 2019, and; delves into some of the writings and teachings of the recently deceased leader of the Happy Science religion and political movement.

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Images related to the podcast (Conflate where thy must)

Japan WUT? 81 "The 9 Solfeggio Frequencies"

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… Matt and DJO discuss the 9 Solfeggio Frequencies.

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Japan WUT? 80 "Yes And Money"

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… Matt discusses the Bank of Japan’s plan to test trial a Central Bank Digital Currency, Japan’s part in the push for war in the Taiwan Strait and some pushback on the push to force bugs into the diet of the Japanese people.

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Photo Content related to show

Tweet thread for further insight into the Taiwan Situation

I’m old enough to remember this was a racist conspiracy theory

NO SHIT!

Japan WUT? 79 "Witch Houses"

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… Matt discusses how the recent “spy balloons” are leading to possible amped up Japanese defense measures, the spread of cricket powder consumption in Japan in the guise of culture, and rise of “Witch Houses” throughout the Land of the Rising Sun.

Show Notes

  1. Japan to clear way for SDF to shoot down encroaching balloons (Nikkei)

  2. Japan and Taiwan should share intel on China balloon threat (Japan Times)

  3. Japan’s ‘witch houses’ a sign of a rapidly shrinking population (The Times, archived)

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Mothra Tissue Box Cover


Cricket Powder Use in Japan has been UP

Crickets and UFO Confessions

Japan WUT? Podcast 78 “MATRIX LASERS”

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… Matt discusses Japanese researchers responses to the alleged Chinese lasers that recently scanned Hawaii, a QAnon protest in Shinjuku, and what did slain ex-PM Shinzo Abe say in his posthumously released book about US President Donald Trump as they rode in The Beast together through the streets of Roppongi. For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.

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QANON POSTER FOR JAPAN PROTEST

Tokyo Qanon Protest

QAnon Poster with English translation for a protest in Shinjuku


WRAP YOUR MEAT AROUND THIS BONE (BY PR TIMES)


POLL ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER SUPPORT IN JAPAN

Japan Nuclear Support Poll

I as well have become a supporter of Nuclear energy

Japan WUT? 77 "Peak Millenialism"

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… Matt and DJO discuss peak millenialism, Japan’s history of balloon weaponry and its current use of balloons in the telecom industry, and how eggs might help in the fight against COVID — except the eggs are disappearing and potentially being replaced with ungodly insect protein.

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Threatening Red Panda Nap Cushion (Peak Millennialiism?)

Right: The Japan Institute of International Affairs cover page for “Strategic Annual Report 2022”

Excerpt: Security and defense

The Air SDF will be renamed the Aerospace SDF to step up space utilization. The SDF as a whole will be empowered to take on cyber defense, and active cyber defense will be introduced to penetrate suspicious access sources in order to prevent attacks. … These circumstances require a revision of the law to enable active defense while ensuring the secrecy of communications as stipulated in Article 21 of the Constitution.


Right: Such Balloons can be used to find people stuck under an avalanche (or could another company use them for hacking?)





Right: The weaponization of balloons. The world’s top aviation experts and a culture of origami.








Right: Taken from https://douglasdietrich.com/ — an illustration of a weaponized balloon platform that can also house fighter craft as part of its payload (WWII / Battle of Los Angeles)

Right: Screenshot of a company promoting hi-tech use cases of stratospheric balloons

Japan WUT? 76 "Japanese NATO"

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… Matt discusses Japanese wearable beanbag chairs, whale meat vending machines, how AI can stop problematic sushi customers, and the NATO chief’s visit to Japan for some reason. For additional content, photos and videos, go to matthewpmbigelow.com.

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Show Links

  1. Whale Meat Vending Machine

  2. Bean Bag Chair

  3. SPERM Donators

  4. AI Laser Bug Zapper

Sushi Terrorist Successfully Went Viral

AI Laser Bug Zapper

Whale Meat Vending Machine

Wearable Bean Bag Chair

How to Wear Wearable Bean Bag Chair

Excess Deaths Comparison in Japan

Excess deaths in Japan from 2021.10 to 2022.10 (https://exdeaths-japan.org/en/graph/numberof)

Excess deaths from 2017.01 to 2018.01



Japan WUT? 75 "Cricket Croquette"

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… Matt discusses self-driving cars in Japan, Stupid Gaijins of the Week, Marijuana Legalization in Japan, and cricket croquettes in a Japanese school.

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Show Links

  1. Cricket Croquettes in Japan School

  2. Legal Japanese Weed

  3. Japan’s Population Collapse

  4. Self Driving Cars

  5. Ex-PM speaks out on Ukraine War

Below: CSIS YouTube Video and PDF on Taiwan wargaming

seems like older LIDAR equipment sucking in data for who knows what. . .

Below: Fried Meat (yakiniku) hair clips, with optional veggies

Credit: PR TIMES

CREDIT: PR TIMES

Japan WUT? 74 "AI In Our Hands"

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… Matt and DJO discuss Japanese Ramen Sneakers (photos here), more nonsense from the World Economic Forum and Japan’s limited presence there, being unmasked in a masked-up world, Japanese and US hypocrisy when it comes to China, and some COVID rants.

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Show Links::

  1. Dead Whale

  2. Demise of the Dolllar? (Nikkei)

  3. Agritech / AI

Dead whale being hauled off in Osaka before potentially being refined into sushi

Converse Ramen Sneakers 1

Converse Ramen Sneakers 2

Converse Ramen Sneakers 3

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