JAPAN WUT PODCAST 192 "NON-VISUAL REVOLUTION"

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Can Japan succeed in the Supply Chain Wars? What are some AI advancements in the non-visual revolution? Should the Japanese government determine what we see in self-driving cars?

Show Notes

SCIENCE

Kidney genetically modified for humans transplanted from pig into monkey in Japan 1st

Refrigerator maker caters to growing demand to store dead pets

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls

China mineral export curbs heighten Japan supply chain fears

US Space Force launches Tokyo unit to bolster deterrence

Japan to offer defense equipment to four nations

Anduril and OpenAI to collaborate on defense AI to protect U.S. and allied forces from drone attacks

SOCIETY 5.0

World's first! Wearable AI memory capsule "PLAUD NotePin" equipped with GPT-4o now available for pre-order in Japan

About the “AI Suitcase”

AI-generated website introducing nonexistent tourist spots in Fukuoka Prefecture shut down

A 9-hour task was reduced to 7 minutes with the help of search-specific generative AI "Genspark"

genspark.ai

China to enhance AI education in primary, secondary schools

The challenge of introducing generative AI is lack of literacy. Japan's AI utilization rate is the lowest in the world

NEC develops technology that enables iris recognition even with low-resolution images taken with small facial recognition cameras

Kyushu's first condominium with all-face recognition

NEC to install face and iris identification on PCs

VisionAI raises 50 million yen to help reduce labor in stores with AI cameras

AI camera detects dangerous crossings and issues audio and light warnings in Kariya city trial

A new transportation service using AI (artificial intelligence) with advance reservation system! It's called "Norassa" and will start in Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture

Self-driving car sees dinosaurs... Mixed reality technology in demonstration experiment in Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, Japan's first new service

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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

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Japan’s new emergency drones, Japanese surgeons using AI while digging around in your guts, and how China might be using TikTok algos to fuel resentment in the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

SHOW NOTES

WUT

Japan bullet trains host wrestling, dining events in new travel trend

JAPAN

Honda logs record annual profits on hybrid sales, weak yen

Tokyo police to set up 24-hour lost and found lockers

SOCIETY 5.0

KDDI to deploy drones at 1,000 Japan locations to aid disaster relief

More stores in Japan using AI for discounts, other purposes to combat food loss

Tokyo startup devises AI system to help with endoscopic surgery

Keidanren in call to make Japan an ‘AI, robotics powerhouse’  | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

US, Japan universities and tech giants Amazon, Nvidia partner on privacy-respecting AI

Making global efforts to realize ‘Society 5.0’

Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI

Mapping The Number Of AI Startups By Country

Startup grows sea alga to slash greenhouse gas in cattle burps

CHINA

Chinese buoy in East China Sea remains a thorn in Japan’s side

China Ships Reefs

Students largely sympathize with Hamas, get most war info from TikTok: shocking survey

TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal

Japan defense chief urges higher security after drone video of warship posted on China social media

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