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Max von Schuler, best selling author, war historian, and former intelligence asset, joins the podcast to discuss the current challenges facing Japan’s Self Defense Forces on the ground, in the sea, and up in the air.
Max’s YouTube HERE, Books HERE
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Justin Aukema, a researcher who writes extensively on Japan’s history with capitalism, joins the podcast to discuss the dark and shady aspects of “New Capitalism.” The ties to the green movement, technocracy, and more governmental control.
Find Justin:
X: https://x.com/aukemajk
Substack: https://justinaukema.substack.com/
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SHOW NOTES
Investing in People for a New Form of Capitalism (JGOV Website)
Michael Yon (site), a world leading war correspondent, conflict researcher and adventurer, joins the podcast to talk about having purpose in a chaotic world, his assessment of Japan after a 4-month stint, and about a 40-day fast he recently completed in Okinawa, Japan.
Support Michael Yon here: https://michaelyon.com/#donate / Follow here: https://x.com/Michael_Yon
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Is Japan collapsing its rice production on purpose? Would you run from an AI Drone Cop? Would you inject an AI Biological Agent into your veins?
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SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japanese gov't appeals for calm as panic rice buying continues
Why has Japan been hit with rice shortages, soaring prices despite normal crops?
Scallop industry overcomes crisis triggered by China import ban
Japan to reportedly subsidize firms to develop supply chain, independent of China in SEA
China, Russia plot course for Arctic cooperation, shipping routes to counter West
Post-pandemic global supply chain turmoil might still ruin Christmas
India and Japan Sign Landmark Green Ammonia Export Agreement
Japan steelmakers to invest in Australian mine for stable coal supply
JAXA Forms Special Team to Protect Earth from Asteroids
SOCIETY 5.0
Govt to Develop AI-Equipped Drones to Identify Suspicious People in Disaster-Hit Areas
Turkish engineers-developed AI system ‘Covision’ deployed in Japan
Startups and tech giants lead new era of Korea-Japan cooperation
Sompo Enhances Digital Transformation with Palantir's AI Solutions
Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Sees Surging Demand for a Special Type of A.I. Hardware
Do you want IoT Trash Cans in your neighborhood? How can hackers easily exploit Solar Farms? Why are Japan’s Facial Recognition Condos selling so well?
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SHOW NOTES
DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
More migrant workers heading to South Korea instead of Japan
SOCIETY 5.0
Solar Power Systems Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks via IoT: Cases of Fraudulent Transfers Emerge
Google to offer "AI Overviews" of web searches in Japan and elsewhere
Turing develops "Terra," Japan's first generative world model for autonomous driving
China's growing 'robotaxi' fleet sparks concern, wonder on streets
Why would a Mexican man try and canoe from Japan to Taiwan illegally? Which companies are striving for AI Dominance in Japan? Should Japan trust its AI Education Programs to Microsoft and Google?
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SHOW NOTES
INDO-PACIFIC CONFLICT
Mexican man found stranded on Senkaku Islands referred to prosecutors
China accuses Philippines of deliberately crashing one of its ships into a Chinese vessel
SOCIETY 5.0
電動キックボードの米Limeが日本参入 都内で2000台 - 日本経済新聞
Over 80% of people surveyed in Japan don't want to use ride-sharing services
Less than 20% of Japanese firms using generative AI: survey
Japan city uses AI to find students at risk of school refusal
Japan Enhances AI Sovereignty With Advanced ABCI 3.0 Supercomputer
SoftBank courts TSMC for AI chip project after talks with Intel fell apart - report
JILA ponders AI legal risks and regulations
https://smart-governance.co.jp/en/
Hearings with Microsoft and Google to revise generative AI guidelines for schools
Is migration to Japan being psyoped? Have you ever seen an AI Camera, even though they are everywhere? If China is so dangerous, why are all of our corporation doing endless amounts of business there?
SHOW NOTES
DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
Mining atomic bomb material: The remorse of a Congolese asylum seeker in Japan
Japan police make warning flyer in English after 4 foreigners drown
SOCIETY 5.0
Valor begins AI automatic ordering for prepared foods using SoftBank's "Sakimil"
China's self-driving EV "PIX Moving" and Japan's TIS establish joint venture in Tokyo
SUPPLY CHAIN WARS
Japan to open U.S.-inspired defense tech research center in October
Japan floating robo-ships to meet China's sea challenge
Indo-Pacific News - Geo-Politics & Defense (@IndoPac_Info) on X
What was “New Capitalism” and why was it destined to fail? Why is Japan’s SDF utilizing AI for war? Will ad companies use chatbots to drive sales by targeting lonely women?
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JAPAN
Japan's state debt tops 1,300 tril. yen for 1st time
Kishida championed 'new capitalism' but was undone by yen
SOCIETY 5.0
Academics, startup release AI tool that makes ukiyo-e
https://huggingface.co/spaces/SakanaAI/Evo-Ukiyoe
Tokyo deploys AI to detect fires, collapses for rapid quake response
DEMO - スマートアイランド｜離島と企業の出会いが、日本の未来を変える。
Ministry touts AI as tool to assist SDF members in operation (2 tier ai society)
East Japan city, others collaborate to develop dementia prevention AI service for elderly
https://starley.co.jp/
Would you inject artificial blood if your life depended on it? Would you put your children on a self-driving bus? Can you trust AI CEOs that love being part of the World Economic Forum?
WEIRD CORNERS
Clinical trial on artificial blood cells to begin in Japan
Common wild amphibians banned from Yahoo auctions
Train travels all day long with corpse aboard in Tokyo area
SOCIETY 5.0
JR West now has giant robots performing maintenance work via VR-goggled operators
Self-driving buses move smoothly through tunnels in Hokkaido's Kamishihoro town
Nissan-backed China's self-driving WeRide applies for IPO in U.S.
NEXCO Central conducts demonstration experiment of self-driving snowplow on Shin-Tomei Expressway
SUPPLY CHAIN WARS
Linked by Russia, North Korea and Belarus vow ‘new era’ of bilateral ties
Japan devising support plan on trade, decarbonization for Central Asia
Uber, China’s BYD, form partnership to deploy 100,000 EVs in EU and Latin America
Taiwan is readying citizens for a Chinese invasion. It’s not going well.
Would you rather an AI evaluate your work performance, or a mid-level manager? Would you watch local sports live-streamed by a network of AI cameras? Would you install AI cameras to secure your home?
ECONOMY
Warren Buffett’s $8 Billion Japan Profit Is A Game-Changer
Warren Buffett surprises by slashing Berkshire Hathaway's longtime Apple stake in second quarter
Buy American. I Am. — Buffet Op-Ed
SOCIETY 5.0
IBM Japan to disclose how AI is used to evaluate its work force
Panasonic HD to supply over 200 "face pass ticket gates" to Osaka Metro
TOA begins demonstration experiment to combat illegal dumping on port roads using AI cameras
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?
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DEPOPULATION
SOCIETY 5.0
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
Why would an ex-CIA head work for Nippon Steel? What’s going on with Toshiba’s self-driving trains? Who decided that Japan should not make fully autonomous lethal weapons?
JAPAN
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to advise on U.S. Steel deal
SOCIETY 5.0
A first in Japan! Test operation of Level 4 autonomous cargo transport in airport restricted areas
Returning on July 27th (Sat)! Self-driving mobility vehicle "RaKuRo®" touring the park
Toshiba's "railway self-driving" technology one step closer to practical application
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Japan sets policy against fully autonomous lethal weapons
Japan military hammered and war hasn't even started
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock
Japan expands continental shelf eastward for rare metals research
DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
40 Countries Express Interest To Join BRICS Before 2024 Summit
What will you do when you go to work and there are AI employees in the computers? Can we trust megacorps to centralize everything? How many AI cameras has your company installed?
Show Notes
SOCIETY 5.0
Today, Lattice Makes History and Leads the Way in Responsible Employment of AI
Hakata Station Building uses AI to detect violence and falls by analyzing security camera footage
[All-Facial Recognition Apartment] Versclesia IDZ Asakusa Residential Condominium Units Sold Out
Facial recognition platform "FreeiD" now installed in over 100 apartment buildings
Asia is going through a dynamic shift in power, with the rise of China on one side, and pull of America on the other. Looking forward, what does this mean economically, technologically, and culturally? Joining the podcast from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is Fuad Alabaster (@FuadKyoto), the Executive Director at Halogen Capital, which offers secure and innovative crypto investment solutions. Fuad is also the lead vocalist for the band, Kyoto Protocol.
Fuad and Matt discuss how Malaysia and Japan are dealing with tides of change, which we are most definitely in.
Follow Fuad: @FuadKyoto, @HalogenCapital, @KyotoBand
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Would you try AI beer girls? Why is PM Kishida’s administration so interested in NATO while China acts increasingly odd in a kind of hostile way? And what are the strange regulators doing with self-driving technology? What are they scared of?
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JAPAN
G7: Japan Signs $31 Billion Worth High-Speed Rail Project With India
Japan must strengthen NATO ties to safeguard global peace, PM says
Japan, Philippines sign defense pact in the face of shared alarm over China
CHINA
Japan confirms China set up buoy over its southern continental shelf
Taiwan fishing boat seized by China Coast Guard off Kinmen
DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
BRICS: Start of De-Dollarization, 52% Trade in China Settled in Yuan
SOCIETY 5.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vNAfN62Gdc
Developing high-definition sound visualization technology using high-speed cameras and AI
Autonomous driving job listings fall 25.8% from previous month to 14,011, June 2024 survey
The items connecting our wireless AI networks into our daily lives are being iterated, so what does that mean? The supply chains are being reformed. How does that affect you and your family’s future?
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SOCIETY 5.0
【FreeiD】顔ダケで、世界がつながる。youtube video
Smart ring "EVERING" now supports Visa touch payments on public transport
Study: AI system finds baseball elbow injuries in the early stages
Hyogo institute develops AI early detection of pelvis fractures
The power of DAIIA, a drug discovery AI that challenges megapharma
Nagoya startup uses drones and AI to eradicate malaria in Africa
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Global fertilizer trade 2021-2023: What happened after war-related price spikes
Self-Driving Car startups are seeing massive cash injections in Japan, but can they deliver the goods? The BRICS plan on launching a new blockchain-gold-backed currency, called the UNIT. What does this mean for Japan and the G7 Economy, which is hellbent on minority issues and riding the tailcoats of its past?
DEPOPULATION
Meiji Yasuda Life to extend retirement age to 70 amid labor shortage
SOCIETY 5.0
Aichi Prefecture to start regular operation of self-driving vehicles in Nagoya City from October
Kajima and SoftBank subsidiary to operate Level 4 autonomous bus, first private company to do so
DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
There’s an AI race for Japan Cancer Treatment and Toilet Predictions, with billions invested from around the world. And why was Klaus Schwab visiting the Japanese Govt on July 1st, 2024? Japan ramps up its defensive shipbuilding, but is China now too far ahead?
SECURITY AND DEFENSE
Japan’s MHI Launches Ninth Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF
Retired major's chilling warning over China's chokehold on US military
The Senkaku Islands: What's Coming?
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan unveils high-tech AI cargo solution
SoftBank to launch AI-driven medical services in bid to tackle cancer
Japan’s Juntendo Hospital develops technology for preventing patient falls
Rikei develops "Mediashi," a system to prevent medication errors using facial recognition;
Takazono Co., Ltd. begins selling the system to nursing care facilities
Sony's AI tool predicts toilet and walking movements in rehabilitation wards
Weaponized Drones to make more appearances in Asia Wars — Are the drones up to snuff? And rewarding engineers who can track people from place to place in AI camera networks — What’s that all about?
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SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Marcos says Philippines won't be intimidated amid China row
Nissan to close auto plant in China amid intensifying EV price war
200 mil. tons of rare metal rocks found in seabed off Japan island
Japan space agency suffers multiple cyberattacks, data leak suspected
US doubling down on drone swarm war for Taiwan
SOCIETY 5.0
ITOCHU Announces Investment in Gatik, a US Logistics Service Provider Using Self-Driving Trucks
NEC's facial recognition system adopted for admission and payment at Osaka Expo
Glass Recycling Gets a Boost with AI-Powered Sorting
SoftBank's Son sets ambition to realize 'super' AI in 10 years
Google, University of Tokyo to launch AI project to solve regional issues
Faraway robots help workers who struggle to leave their homes
Are countries using AI War Divisions to sow dissent and interrupt trade agreements with unfriendly countries? Are “flash mobs” now being weaponized by AI War Divisions? Why are cities working with each other to make net zero policies, when nobody voted for them to do that?
WEIRD CORNER
Arms factory invaders told they caused £1million in damage
Nippon Aircraft Supply Corp. to sever ties with Israel’s Elbit Systems
SOCIETY 5.0
