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JAPAN WUT PODCAST 189 "QR CODE ROADS"


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Is it a good idea to slap QR Codes on Japan’s road signs for self-driving cars? Will unions be able to halt A.I. from taking jobs from the Japanese? How far will Japan go to acquire automated defense capabilities?

Show Notes

JAPAN

Parasitic worms 'manipulate' praying mantises onto asphalt roads: Japan researchers

SOCIETY 5.0

In the age of autonomous driving, road signs may become "QR codes" List of anticipated use cases

Tobu Railway has announced its intention to introduce new autonomous trains on the Daishi Line.

Sekisui House launches Japan's first "AI Clone Owner" service that allows home buyers to easily consult with the owner via chat

DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" introduced to Pressance Corporation's "Presance Grand Kyoto Kawaramachi," the first condominium in the Kansai region to use all facial recognition technology

Japan audio industry calls for appropriate use of AI as voice actors air frustrations

SoftBank taps Nvidia for Japanese 'AI grid' project

Prime Minister Ishiba plans to provide more than 10 trillion yen in public support to the AI and semiconductor industry over seven years

Microsoft Research Asia – Tokyo established

Hello Work to use artificial intelligence (AI) to list job vacancies

AI-equipped unmanned demonstration aircraft to make first flight in November 2025, Defense Acquisition Agency official reveals at technology symposium

"Fire watchtower" equipped with AI camera installed in Oarai Town

China's Baidu releases the latest version of its autonomous driving platform "Apollo" to the world

North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production

DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

102 local Japan traditions halted or lose folk cultural asset status amid population decline

Japan's births likely to fall under 700,000 for 1st time in 2024

Salmon poachers in Hokkaido likely solicited by foreign language ads online

SGOTW

American tourist accused of defacing gate at Meiji Shrine with fingernails

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?

SHOW NOTES

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 186 "A.I. PENCILS"

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 185 "AI REAPER"


ON PODCAST 185

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Is it wise to invest in nuclear power and AI? Why did a Japanese funeral home implement a funeral ChatBot for LGBTQ funerals? What will happen to Japan as the BRICS rise?

SHOW NOTES

NUCLEAR

NVIDIA-backed Japan-based Ubitus to build AI data center near nuclear power plant

Japan's oldest reactor OK'd to operate beyond 50 years

SOCIETY 5.0

Toyota Unveils Hydrogen Cartridges, Energy Storage at Japan Mobility Show

Digital wage payments start in Japan via PayPay in cashless drive

Polimill implements specialized AI switching function in production version of generative AI tool for local governments and government ministries

What is data governance? Explaining the difference between data governance and data management, as well as the benefits and points to note for companies

Toyota's top scientist considers applying generative AI to autonomous driving

Pizza Hut releases 130% cheese "AI Pizza" using "Taste AI" to find the golden ratio... "Optimal Taste Solution" The best match for fried oysters is "ponzu"!

Tobu Sports introduces "GYM DX" provided by Opt Fit, an AI surveillance camera for gyms, realizing an unmanned women's gym and establishing a new management model

Nishida Funeral Home introduces the latest AI chatbot to provide 24-hour support for funeral-related questions


DEDOLLAR

BRICS launches demo of its new payment system

Russia to Host Landmark BRICS Summit in Ongoing Bid to Reshape World Order

BRICS is a response to the ‘odious’ Western system – former Pentagon official

Russia & Iran almost fully rely on national currencies in trade – Kremlin

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 184 "AI SECURITY THEATER"


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Who voted for decarbonization? What’s going on with Japan’s new secretive submarines? And where are the AI infrastructure projects being installed?

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SHOW NOTES

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

The MSDF's newest Taigei-class submarine, Chogei, is named and launched after the former Imperial Japanese Navy submarine tender Chogei.

Japan, ASEAN to Seek Common Rules Toward Decarbonization; Laos Summit to Focus on Calculating, Reporting Emissions

Tokyo Stock Exchange carbon trading slowly picks up in first year

SOCIETY 5.0

Amazon says new technology in delivery vans will help sort packages on the fly and save time

Honda autonomous system to allow car drivers to take eyes off road

Kawasaki rolls out world-first hydrogen engine motorcycle

Toyota boosts its investment in air taxi company Joby Aviation by another $500 million

CyberLink’s AI facial recognition engine, FaceMe®, is adopted by Miyagawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.’s new facial recognition device, Knoctoi Lite.

Start of operation of autonomous electric buses in Tomigusuku City, Okinawa Prefecture

Seeking participants for demonstration experiment of self-driving bus in Oirase Gorge

Masayoshi Son's highly original autonomous driving concept: a stepping stone to launching a finished car manufacturer?

Demonstration testing begins for self-driving buses; "Level 4" technology improves ride comfort

Mitsubishi Electric uses AI to audit emails, chats, and other text to detect information leaks and fraud risks

Koreans rank highest among 10 countries for anxiety that "AI is threatening their jobs"

Airship AI wins $12 million surveillance contract

Odakyu to test AI cameras to check safety on platforms amid manpower shortager

Tokyu Store, Itochu Foods and others use AI cameras in retail advertising

No voyeurism or molestation! AI cameras introduced on Fukuoka City subway

Sapporo Drugstore repurposes security cameras for marketing purposes, using edge AI to analyze customer movements

Plast releases detachable AI camera system for forks

AI camera parking system "DENNOU PARK" goes into operation at Sumitomo Realty & Development's office building. By changing from mechanical equipment to AI cameras, annual costs are reduced by 50%.

(Joint release) JALPAK conducts demonstration experiment to measure the effectiveness of vehicle advertising with WE TRUCK, a vehicle signage system equipped with signage that enables visual analysis, effectiveness measurement, and behavior measurement through targeting using AI cameras

First exhibit at "SECURITY SHOW Osaka 2024" - Digitalization of security operations with security robots x surveillance cameras x AI security systems -

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 182 "AI HOLE IN THE WALL"

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 PODCAST 180 "IS JAPAN READY FOR WAR?" WITH MAX VON SCHULER


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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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JAPAN WUT PODCAST 179: JUSTIN AUKEMA "NEW CAPITALISM"


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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.

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Substack: https://justinaukema.substack.com/

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SHOW NOTES

Investing in People for a New Form of Capitalism (JGOV Website)

Japan confronts the problem of ‘mega solar’

Selling out the Nation to “Save the Planet”

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 178 "MICHAEL YON: PURPOSE AND FASTING"


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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.

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JAPAN WUT PODCAST 177 "AI DRONE COPS"


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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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SHOW NOTES

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

BostonGene Showcases AI-Powered Multiomics Platform at the 22nd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Digital Pathology in 2024

Sompo Enhances Digital Transformation with Palantir's AI Solutions

List of car models and features that allow hands-off driving (latest version 2024) Toyota, Honda, Nissan...

Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Sees Surging Demand for a Special Type of A.I. Hardware

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 176 "INTERNET OF GARBAGE"

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 175 "EXOFLOP!"

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 174 "BATTERY ISLAND"

JAPAN WUT 173 "SAYONARA SUCKERS"

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 172 "MECH JANITORS"


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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?

Show Notes

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

Utilizing AI to realize demand forecasting and plan optimization for the global manufacturing supply chain

Prime Minister Kishida announces that autonomous driving will be implemented at 10 locations, eliminating the need for a driver

Self-driving buses move smoothly through tunnels in Hokkaido's Kamishihoro town

Kawasaki City to begin demonstration experiment of self-driving buses that cross prefectural borders, the first in Japan, from January next year, aiming for "driverless" by 2027

Tier IV, whose president is an autonomous driving engineer, is ranked "No. 1 in Japan" in fundraising! Survey conducted from January to June 2024

Nissan-backed China's self-driving WeRide applies for IPO in U.S.

Denso-affiliated J-QuAD sees second consecutive quarterly profit increase due to "special demand" caused by autonomous driving development?

Toyota's research and development expenditure hits record high of 1.3 trillion yen! Will it be used for "Autonomous Driving" and "Woven City"?

NEXCO Central conducts demonstration experiment of self-driving snowplow on Shin-Tomei Expressway


SUPPLY CHAIN WARS

Chinese takeover of European seaports: EU turned a blind eye on security risks for years, experts say - Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism

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.

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 171 "DRONE BOSS"

JAPAN WUT 170 "TOYOTA AI DRIFT"

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