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 190 "SELF-DRIVING RACE CARS"

ON PODCAST 190

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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 149 "FUN CARBON FOOTPRINT"

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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

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Photos

Japan Wut 136 "Water From Air"

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ON PODCAST 136…

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… We look at how the weaponization of the US Dollar is affecting Japan, the Supply Chain Wars and Japan’s place in securing supply and demand, and Japanese robots made out of meat. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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Show Notes

DEDOLLAR

BRICS states ditch USD in 95% of Trade

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Most Japan fishing groups hit by China import ban over Fukushima row

U.S.-led Indo-Pacific deal on supply chain resilience takes effect

Japan diversifying seafood export destinations after China ban

Shipping insurance rates soar on Red Sea missile attacks

How China is Tightening its Noose on Critical Minerals

Japan's Defense Ministry hosts Singapore Airshow display for 1st time

SOCIETY 5.0

Researchers Create Two-Legged Robot Powered by Muscle Tissue

Flying Vehicle Company Signs Deal With Drone Maker

Egypt to manufacture ‘KuSui’ device to generate water from air with Japanese technology

FANUC Iberia Office Expansion in Spain – Strengthening FANUC’s Business in Europe

FANUC Applications / Fanuc Robot Video 1 / Fanuc Robot Video 2

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PHOTOS EP. 136

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Robot Videos

Japan Wut 122 "My Robot's Load"

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… We discuss robots on the rise in Japan, the WEF and Japan’s investments into semi-conductors, and more Japanese ships linked to Israelis being hijacked amid the Current Wars. Strap in — you are living in interesting times.

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122 Show Notes

NEW PRODUCT/High or Not High

• Building houses with swarms of drones

SOCIETY 5.0

• Robots helping to solve Japan's '2024 problem,' IFR Reports

• How Japan’s semiconductor industry is leaping into the future (WEF)

• Japan’s tech leaders accelerate its climate actions, ex-PM says

• Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO days after ouster with US elite

• Alibaba founder Jack Ma starts ready-made food company

• Docomo to showcase diverse technologies at docomo Open House '24

• Line operator says 440,000 personal data items leaked

WAR

• The First Japan - NATO Cyber Dialogue

• US frees hijacked tanker off Yemen

• Global shipping on edge after Houthis seize Israeli vessels

• U.S. spy drones relocated to Okinawa despite local objection

• Israeli-Owned Ship Comes Under Iranian Suicide Drone Attack In Indian Ocean

JAPAN

• Japan's 330-meter tallest skyscraper Azabudai Hills opens in Tokyo

• Kengo Kuma-designed building paves path as Japan's 1st zero-emissions hotel

• Japan warns that China, Russia share goal of creating new global order

• Origins of Japan's foreign residents shift over 3 decades, further change expected: expert

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Japan Wut 106 "Electronic Skin"

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ON THIS INSTALLMENT…

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… Matt discusses Final Fantasy Whiskey, Electronic Skin for surveillance, and presents an update on the Japanese Government’s initiatives to work with the World Economic Forum on developing a circular economy. They want to change you, and you will like it.

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Show Notes for Show 106

NEW PRODUCT/HIGH OR NOT HIGH

• Canned volcanic ash erupts into huge hit for Kagoshima Pref.

• Three 'Final Fantasy XIV' whiskeys are on the way, with cool nods to the game’s starter cities

FUKUSHIMA WATER

• Japan to give extra $141 million to fisheries amid China import ban

SOCIETY 5.0

• University of Tokyo Researchers Developing Full-body Electronic Skin to Measure Physiological Data and Analyze with AI

• Japan Launches Circular Economy Collaboration with World Economic Forum

•  A Multifaceted Approach of Decarbonization, Circular Economy, Decentralization and Harmony with Nature

• The Circular Economy | World Economic Forum

• Toto develops bidet feature that can be adjusted by smartphone

• Lawson addresses labor shortage with futuristic avatars

• Nagoya subway replaces platform timetables with QR codes to cut costs

EAT THE BUGS

• Fine Sinter adds chocolate sweets to insect diet

• Business diversification into edible cricket production and electronic parts manufacturing Processing into dried products and powder, business negotiations with confectionery manufacturers progressing

• An electronic parts manufacturer in Ogaki that is challenging the food crisis with cricket production

WAR

• Japan's top court orders Okinawa to allow divisive government plan to build U.S. military runways

Japan

• Japan cab company under fire for tweet playing up female drivers' looks, ages

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