JAPAN WUT PODCAST 193 "THE BILLIONAIRES LAUGH"

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Why is it morally wrong for Japan to import energy from Russia, but totally fine when it comes to the Middle East? How is Japan using AI Satellites to monitor dark ships on the high seas? Why is one of Japan’s richest men meeting with Donald Trump?

Show Notes

JAPAN and WEF

Courtesy Call from H.E. Mr. Børge Brende, President and CEO of the World Economic Forum

Børge Brende 

Japan brewer to create first space sake in history, sell single bottle for 100 mil. yen

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Honda, Nissan eye merger talks to form world's 3rd biggest auto group

Rival LNG supplies, Sakhalin's depleting fields give Japan an exit from Russian gas

Import volume of crude oil to Japan in 2023, by country

SOCIETY 5.0

Using AI to track "dark ships" via satellite

9 chatbots for local governments. Also introducing track records and implementation examples

AI agents promise to lighten your shopping load − if they can earn your trust

Trump and SoftBank CEO Unveil $100 Billion Investment in U.S. | WSJ News

SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over next four years

GO Japan Transportation and self-driving car technology Waymo enter into strategic partnership to test technology in Tokyo

Group company DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" will be standardized for all future apartments built by Tokyo Miraiz

Migaro HD introduces facial recognition platform "FreeiD" to The Parkhouse Shinsaibashi Tower

JR East announces "Suica" future vision, using facial recognition to collect fares and to allow passengers to get on and off trains without passing through ticket gates, utilizing "location information"

Kitamura HD introduces Bitkey's "workhub" to its offices; 8 group companies enter with facial recognition; 84% say it's "convenient"

Understanding bus stop congestion and usage status - face recognition system demonstration experiment to begin on route buses from the 12th [Niigata]

Russia teams up with BRICS to create AI alliance

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 176 "INTERNET OF GARBAGE"

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ON PODCAST 176

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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

IoT smart trash cans that help reduce waste in cities Low environmental impact and can be installed anywhere

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

Hitachi and NEC look at biometric authentication for cash register payments -- what are the aims and how will it become more widespread?

[All-Facial Recognition Apartment] Crecia IDZ Chiyoda Iwamotocho Investment Condominium Units Sold Out (PR TIMES)

"Towards the world's most interesting fisheries industry" Re:Start Fisheries Invested in Ribble Co., Ltd.

Turing develops "Terra," Japan's first generative world model for autonomous driving

Yokohama National University develops smart motion recognition system integrating stretchable devices and AI

China's growing 'robotaxi' fleet sparks concern, wonder on streets

INSANE Wuhan ROBO Taxi (Why the US don't have this?)