JAPAN WUT PODCAST 190 "SELF-DRIVING RACE CARS"

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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

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

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 188 "DOWNSTREAM A.I."

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Why do words matter when it comes to geo-engineering in Japan? How will A.I. be used to boost Japan’s prestigious strawberry industry? Should you study digital forensics to identify fraud in the A.I. art world?

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GREEN MOVEMENT

Japan residents invest in US venture releasing aerosols to 'cool Earth' despite criticism

Carbon Credit Market (Japan)

Not as crazy as it seems; unsellable bananas turned into charcoal

SOCIETY 5.0

University of Tokyo start-up uses AI to "copy" honeybee pollination behavior in first commercial project

YouTubeVideo Strawberry Robot

The "AI binoculars" that tell you the names of wild birds were amazing

NTT Urban Development to enable entry to multiple buildings using facial recognition -- adopted by office brand "owns"

Fire breaks out in women's dormitory, evacuation delayed due to "facial recognition system" at entrance/exit - China

The surveillance camera for nursing care facilities, "KaigoDX," is equipped with new functions such as "leave-and-enter detection" and "intrusion detection," providing a safer surveillance system for nursing care facilities.

Toei Bus to begin demonstration experiment of acquiring boarding and alighting data using AI cameras from November 13th

Automatic quotation for cutting of free-form shapes now possible -- AI platform for machine parts procurement updated by MISUMI

Fujitsu Develops Sensing Technology for Robots that Detects Moving Objects in Less Than 1 ms

Integrated processing of cameras and LiDAR at pixel level, contributing to the advancement of autonomous driving

Mitsubishi Corporation reforms accounting by extracting documents using generative AI

First artwork by humanoid robot sells for $1.3 mil

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 187 "GPS SLIPPERS"

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What are the benefits of transplanting pig organs into human fetuses in Japan? Why is Hiroshima introducing self-driving ships? Where are Japan's eco-youth activists getting their ideas?

SHOW NOTES

Youths argue for right to live on safe planet in climate suit against Japan firms

Japan launches flagship H3 rocket carrying defense satellite

NUCLEAR

Reactor in Japan's 2011 disaster area halted just days after restart

SOCIETY 5.0

Japan-1st organ 'xenotransplant' for fetuses with kidney disease proposed by research team

Toyota, NTT to invest $3.3 billion on development of AI platform

Rivasta develops a system that uses facial recognition to control entrance and exit using the technician's own smartphone

Fukuoka greengrocer uses facial recognition to shut out shoplifters

Autonomous driving and platooning BRT demonstration experiment

Kubota increases yields with automated farm machinery, reducing base station position error to 3cm

Eight Knot, a startup developing autonomous ship operation technology, has signed an agreement with Osakikamijima Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, to introduce an autonomous passenger and cargo transport service and verify its effectiveness.

India's TCS has thousands of engineers to build AI software for Japan

GPS-equipped shoes that allow AI robots to pinpoint the location of wandering elderly people Promoting the appeal of nursing work

Picking success rate of 94.5%... Toshiba develops new AI technology for logistics robots to automate logistics sites

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japan gov't-backed agency opens Kyiv office to promote trade, business

Wary of Japan's 'Asian NATO' proposal, neighboring countries stick with web of alternatives to deter China

Japan and EU announce security and defense partnership

CHINA

Chinese navy holds first dual aircraft carrier drills in South China Sea

China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 183 "AI GOLF DYSTOPIA"

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Why is a former race car driver in charge of Japan’s New Capitalism? Where are the laser boats being deployed in the Indo-Pacific? Will Japan’s AI Golf Devices open the genie’s bottle?

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Show Notes

JAPAN

New LDP Leader Ishiba’s Economic Vision Points to Continuity, Tax Reform; Prime Minister-to-Be Hopes to ‘Solidify’ Kishida’s Efforts, Battle Rising Prices

Top Japanese firms pull out from Olympic sponsorships

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Eyeing 2027 China threat, U.S. deploys laser-equipped ship to Japan

Chinese warship shoots laser at BFAR aircraft

Crew of Vietnamese fishing boat injured in an attack in the South China Sea, state media say

SOCIETY 5.0

Japanese team finds 303 more Nazca geoglyphs through AI tech

Tokyo gov't launches AI dating app to match couples, boost births

Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug

powerline drones

Development of pig weight estimation technology using cable-mounted moving camera and AI (artificial intelligence) - Scabutter® application system -

The military use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow. China is confused.

In an age where AI (artificial intelligence) can find lost items, the burden on commercial facilities has been reduced to the point that "I don't want to do it with paper anymore"

Singapore to implement facial recognition for online banking

WorldCoin introduces facial recognition feature and launches in Guatemala, Poland and Malaysia

Sony and Raspberry Pi jointly develop "AI camera" - we asked both companies about their goals

Japan Bus Association aims for autonomous driving and cashless payments by 2030

WHILL autonomous driving service begins full operation at Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport)

NX Group and Groovenauts use optimization technology to automate air freight consolidation operations, aiming for a 25% reduction in five years

Japan's first ChatGPT-based conversational golf AI device "BirdieTalk" is released. AI provides comprehensive support for your game.

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 181 "SPY CARS"

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Why is the Japanese government sending drones into the Suicide Forest? Are foreign cars equipped with cameras and radars monitoring domestic military assets? Would you put your kids on a self-driving bus?

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SHOW NOTES

JAPAN

Ostrich endeavor ensuring Yoshinoya can meet demand for meat

SOCIETY 5.0

Drones patrol the Aokigahara forest at night, detecting people and "dissuading suicide attempts"... Yamanashi Prefecture to start this month

マッチングアプリ、マイナカードで「年収」も証明可能に--河野氏「安心して婚活できる」と導入呼びかけ（CNET Japan） - Yahoo!ニュース

NEC uses AI to analyze trustworthiness of information and support fact-checking

Automatic runs to start on Joetsu Shinkansen Line in fiscal 2028

Japan retail chain Nojima president offers advice via AI alter ego

Saikai City Hall tests the usefulness of "Varigoodkun," an AI for local governments. Achieves reduction of 2,072 hours of work time in just two months

PKSHA and Osaka Metro jointly develop "AI monitoring system" that detects white canes and wheelchairs to strengthen customer monitoring system

"THE PILLOW" offers comfortable sleep with "pillow x AI" and opens official store on Rakuten Ichiba

Supporting rapid evacuation in the event of a disaster, a disaster prevention service for local governments using facial recognition has been developed. Total support for evacuation shelter management by notifying each resident of evacuation shelters and using facial recognition to enter and exit the shelters.

Facial recognition payment system installed at school dormitory stores, financial education to warn against overspending
Facial recognition payment available at Nissen High School Joyo Bank and Hitachi Finance/DX Education Ibaraki

Introducing the latest AI camera… Capturing smartphone users while driving

Why BYD is adopting Huawei's autonomous driving technology

Junior high school students test drive "self-driving bus" on Shodoshima Island, Kagawa

"Draft opinion completed in one minute"... "Legal AI" shakes up legal profession in South Korea

Instantaneous decision on six types of medicine: AI to improve medical efficiency and extend healthy lifespan

IBM and FBRI partner to promote "AI-embedded clinical development" / Axcelead signs basic agreement with Acadia, USA, to support drug discovery, etc. | Today's news summary for the pharmaceutical industry (September 10, 2024)

Japan Wut 138 "AI Drone Swarm"

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ON PODCAST 138…

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A dive into AI Drone Swarms in Japan, AI Shinkansens, and Digitization gone wrong in the case of a foreigner being arrested with the wrong/right ID.

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Show Notes

WTF

Baby Bird Reincarnation sofa bed

SOCIETY 5.0

Japan firms look to AI to bolster disaster prevention and mitigation

Automate Shinkansen track inspection with vision AI box equipped with FPGA-based SOM

Shin-Idemitsu and DXYZ introduce facial recognition platform “FreeiD” to the first existing condominium in the Kyushu region

Tokyo police mistakenly arrest Filipino man for allegedly overstaying

Meta CEO Zuckerberg meets Japan PM Kishida in Tokyo to discuss AI

Digitalization drive proving tough for Japanese school teachers

First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment glitch

DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

Number of births in Japan hits record low in 2023

Foreign firefighting volunteers increasing in east Japan prefecture

'One lifetime, one encounter': Myanmar woman named Japan hot spring guesthouse GM

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Japan Wut 132 "Face in the Machine"

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… We discuss the status of Facial Recognition Technology in Japan, plans for Hydrogen Infrastructure for Japan, and some issues with migration and depopulation from a rational perspective. Strap in! You are living in Interesting Times.

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Show Notes for 132

IT'S OMGWTF!

Half-naked men doused with cold water on mad dash through Japan city in unique festival

SOCIETY 5.0

I tried Japan's first "facial recognition vending machine" | What is the background behind DyDo Drinko's development?

保育現場の膨大な手作業を自動化する「顔認証AI解錠システム」（BCN） - Yahoo!ニュース (Facial Recognition)

SUPPLY CHAIN

Japan to spur clean hydrogen production with $20bn in subsidies

U.S.-led Indo-Pacific supply chain deal to take effect on Feb. 24 ｜ Kyodo News

DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

Osaka nursery going extra mile to stop Vietnamese kids falling behind

From violence to cost, Japanese egg farmer cites problems with foreign trainee program

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