Japan Wut 145 "AI Carbon Warfare"

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Japan’s Shohei Ohtani bats against against an AI version of himself, and a deep dive on Japan’s positions in the Carbon Credit Trade by leveraging its AI systems in the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in — You are living in Interesting Times.

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SOCIETY 5.0

Japan considering legally binding regulations for AI developers

New AI traffic project developed in Hungary, Turkey and Japan

Robots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japan eyes rules for firms to disclose greenhouse gas emissions data

"Everyone Is Panicking": Major Cocoa Processor Scrambles To Find Beans As Prices Hyperinflate

オリーブオイル値上げ「過去に例見ないほど」欧州での不作影響

The world of coffee being reordered by EU laws to stop cutting of forests

Experts exchange views on use of international carbon credits

NEC And Sumitomo Corporation Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement To Expand Global Sales Of The CropScope Agricultural ICT Platform

CropScope innovates agricultural operations with digital agriculture utilizing AI and data analytics

Optimize the entire value chain players in food and agriculture

Taiwan's Smart City Summit & Expo 2024 attracts global carbon trading leaders

Oita forestry firm signs carbon trade deal with Line operator - The Japan Times

CHINA

Taiwan Confirms Presence Of US Green Berets On Islands Very Close To China's Coast

Taiwan training laser weapons on China's drone threat

How China ended up financing the Houthis’ Red Sea attacks

INDOPACOM Boss: China ‘Soon to Be World’s Largest Air Force’

Japan to build shelters on isles near Taiwan in case of attack | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

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Japan Wut 144 "Woven City"

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Japan’s Computer Vision Companies, Underwater Drone Collaborations, and North Korean IT workers infiltrating Japanese companies ahead of China’s possible war on Taiwan. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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Show Notes

NEW PRODUCTS

Honda Unveils Japan's First Plug-In Rechargeable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Hydrogen vehicle filling station opens at former Tokyo Olympics site

JAPAN BUSINESS

75% unaware of gov't measures on 140-year job to replace Japan's aging water pipes: poll

SOCIETY 5.0

株式会社TIGEREYE

Local governments supporting elderly by promoting cashless payment systems

From Driverless Cars To Smart Homes: Inside Japan's Futuristic Woven City By Toyota

Japan Airlines starts drone service in remote areas for disasters

Japan, Australia to conduct study on underwater drones

Japan's Defense Ministry looks into photonics for drone warfare

FEATURE: Local gov'ts supporting elderly by promoting cashless payment systems

Japan, ASEAN to launch joint QR code payment services in FY2025

NORTH KOREA

North Korean IT workers impersonating Japanese nationals to secure jobs: Tokyo

Kim Jong Un lauds tank unit's history of invading Seoul in headquarters visit

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Japan Wut 143 "Troubleshooting Chaos"

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Author and former US Navy Intelligence Officer Max von Schuler joins the podcast to discuss his books about informing the Japanese people about the coming collapse of America, and how that might affect Japan’s very tight economic and military relationship with the USA. Japan is playing a very dangerous game right now, and almost nobody knows it.

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Japan Wut 142 "AI Agencies"

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The rising use cases of AI for cultural and political soft power, a WEF Death Cult Economist gets his Japanese booze ad pulled, and Japan pushes to adopt ammonia as a green resource. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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Show Notes

OMGWTF

Want to spruce up your bike helmet? Switch over to Oshare-heru

JAPAN BUSINESS

Economist who advocated mass suicide pulled from Kirin ad

TOWARDS EQUALITY: Mercari official deciphers unexplained pay gap

SOCIETY 5.0

Japan prof. probes strengths, weaknesses of rapidly evolving AI translation: interview

AI supercharges threat of disinformation in a big year for elections globally

New AI tools can record your medical appointment or draft a message from your doctor

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

4 firms plan first ammonia-fueled ammonia carrier ship

Japan's JERA, IHI to test ammonia as fuel at coal power plant

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Japan Wut 141 "AI Love in Normie Land"

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The AI Sector gets weird in Japan’s Normie World, Tokyo metro to setup new missile shelter, and facial recognition continues to expand in Japan’s medical fields. Strap in, you are living in Interesting Times.

Show Notes

ODD

Tokyo to create missile shelter in Azabu-Juban subway station  

JAPAN BUSINESS

BOJ discusses an end to negative interest rates

Honda Unveils Japan's First Plug-In Rechargeable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Pushed into corner, Yamaha set to return to domestic production

SOCIETY 5.0

Artificial intelligence generates sentences from messages received...Yu Kashii reads out an unstoppable ``love AI novel'' JN

Ishikawa/Kaga City completes admission to hospitals using MynaCard and facial recognition JN

My Number Card: Experience the use of insurance cards using facial recognition at a shopping mall

CHINA

Chinese Scientists Implant First Pig Liver Into Brain-Dead Human

China building giant hypersonic railgun for space launches

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Xinhua Commentary: China-Europe rail route stabilizes global supply chains amid turmoil

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Japan Wut 140 "Logistics Sharing"

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The “Eat the Bugs” Market is failing in Japan, BRICS’ De-dollarisation campaign is affecting Japan, and Japan is facing its own internal Supply Chain War. Strap in — You are living in Interesting Times.

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Show Notes

OMGWTF

Japan-bound US plane makes safe emergency landing in LA after losing tire on takeoff

EAT THE BUGS

High school students develop eco-friendly feed using crickets; UN-recommended protein source for chickens

Eating crickets is at a crossroads due to headwinds; high hopes, deep-rooted resistance / Aichi

DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN

Kremlin Reveals Plans to Create a "Politics-Free" BRICS Blockchain-Based Payments System

Report: Japan's E-Commerce Giant Mercari to Accept BTC Payments

U.S. embrace of remote working empties offices, weighs on banks

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

``Logistics sharing'' that breaks common sense: 42 companies from different industries collaborate

SOCIETY 5.0

New ride-sharing service to start in Osaka this fall, to be rolled out nationwide in 2025

Now is our chance to govern AI for women’s empowerment

Tokyo startup looks to AI to boost gastrointestinal cancer detection

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Japan Wut 139 "Dystopia as a Service"

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New Glass & Laser Tech in Japan that could be used for Power, the promises of Dystopia as a Service, and Japan’s plan to bolster its migration influx after meeting and donating to the IOM. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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Show Notes

OMGWTF

Japan, Swiss scientists create glass that generates electric current

Project Silica (Microsoft Femtosecond Laser Storage)

SOCIETY 5.0

Tokyo subway installs clear translation screen before 2025 events

Itochu and SoftBank Invest in Pioneering Nuclear Fusion Startup BLF

Institute for AI and Beyond Leads Discussions at AI House Davos During the World Economic Forum - SoftBank News. Bringing IT closer to home.

NEC commercializes "Manufacturing DX video AI analysis solution" that automatically recognizes and measures time of human work from camera images at manufacturing sites

DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

Japan Bolsters IOM Global Appeal with USD 32 Million for Humanitarian and Climate Actions

Mr. TSUGE Yoshifumi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, attended

The Ministry of Justice：Courtesy Visit to the Minister of Justice by the Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Japan considers doubling limit on skilled foreign workers

Up to 820,000 foreign 'specified skilled workers' expected in Japan from FY 2024

Japan races to court foreign talent as it doubles skilled worker cap

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Japan Wut 138 "AI Drone Swarm"

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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 137 "AI Chocolate Starfish"

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A Survey About Japanese Excrement, Innovations in Medical AI Tech, and how Japanese youngsters are seeking opportunity abroad.

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SHOW NOTES

IT'S OMGWTF!

People in Japan more worried about smell of others' excrement than their own: survey

SOCIETY 5.0

AI system supports diagnosis of intractable and rare diseases, free website now available

口座開設、マイナ搭載スマホで完結　25年夏までに - 日本経済新聞

Japan firms look to AI to bolster disaster prevention and mitigation

Uber starts delivering food in Tokyo, solving delivery manpower shortage with robots

JAPAN BUSINESS

Shoma moved from Japan to Sydney for a working holiday, but instead he found a financial bonanza

CHINA

BYD expands Japan exposure with more EV models, dealership network

BYD to launch new EV in Japan yearly through 2026 to gain foothold

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Japan Wut 136 "Water From Air"

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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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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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Japan Wut 135 "Kyushu AI"

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… We deep dive on Facial Recognition Tech in Kyushu, Japan re-emerging as a chip hub, and how China’s scorched-earth policy in its real-estate market could be part of the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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TOPIC LIST

IT'S OMGWTF!

Watch that melted during atomic blast over Hiroshima sells for more than $31,000

SOCIETY 5.0

Marubeni tests facial recognition payments on local transportation on Kumamoto city streetcars

Trial/NEC collaboration “face recognition” demonstration experiment

Facial recognition cash register is efficient as you can pay by looking into the camera for 1-2 seconds...Trial HD and NEC

Facial recognition for unmanned hotels Hotels are opening one after another in central Miyazaki City

JAPAN BUSINESS

Japanese investors raise a glass to Nikkei record

Outbound tourism still low after COVID-19, inbound recovers

CHINA

China's central bank buys 10 tonnes of gold, extending its buying spree to 15 straight months

China to spend US$1 billion to revamp Tanzania-Zambia railway to move minerals

Is the CCP Deliberately Undermining China's Economy?

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Japan Wut 134 "AI Infrastructure"

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… We discuss new uses of Facial Recognition and QR Codes in Japan, the Last Naked Man Festival in Japan, and the importance of Localizing AI Infrastructure. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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Show Notes Ep. 134

IT'S OMGWTF!

Japan's horrible opinion titles

SOCIETY 5.0

Public servant uses QR codes for safety on Tokyo subway system

A Conversation with the Founder of NVIDIA: Who Will Shape the Future of AI?

Sanyodo Shoten Toyota store opens unmanned at night, adopts facial recognition, opens 24 hours, plans to open 5 stores by March next year

DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

Japan to boost child allowances to tackle falling birthrate

88-year-old woman arrested for dangerous driving after hitting 3 children

1,000-Year-Old ‘Naked Men’ Festival Held for the Last Time

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Japan Wut 133 "AI DNA CHIPS"

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… We discuss breakthrough research that turns your DNA into Computer Storage, Pig Organs for Human Transplants, and how Japan’s reliance on Foreign Technology is creating Digital Trade Deficits. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.

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Show Notes Ep. 133

IT'S OMGWTF!

Japan produces 1st pigs designed for organ transplants

SOCIETY 5.0

Japan Takes a Leap into the Future with Its First Metaverse High School

Wakayama Signs Pact on Flying Cars

Researchers design a processor from DNA — microfluidic chip completes math calculations and also stores data in DNA

JAPAN BUSINESS

Japan slips into recession, becoming 4th-largest economy, behind U.S., China and Germany

Japan's digital trade deficit widens to $37bn on Big Tech reliance

China's warehouse robots set to ease Japan's logistics crunch

U.S. Techstars CEO eyes Japan as Asia's hub for accelerating startups

WAR

SDF to soften hairstyle rules as recruit shortage worsens

[All Politics is Global] Escalating Russia-North Korea Arms Trade a Critical Security Threat

Tweet:Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 

Yet, we see war risk insurance has gone from 0.02% to almost 1 %, except for Chinese ships which is at 0.35%.

We also see a reduction in ships transiting the Suez from 70 to 39 y/y and in tonnage from 4.7M to 2.0M y/y.

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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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Japan Wut 131 "AI BabySitters"

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… We discuss Japan’s crazy business numbers, AI Babysitters for Japanese Cars, and Edible Cricket businesses that are declaring bankruptcy (VICTORY!).

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SHOW NOTES EP. 131

IT'S OMGWTF!

Undersea wine aging hoped to boost southwestern Japan island economy

JAPAN BUSINESS

SoftBank Group marks return to profit as it cuts Vision Fund losses

Japan's total debt swells to record ¥1,286.45 tril in 2023

SOCIETY 5.0

Japan firms unveil prototype model of robots that can babysit in car

AI 2.0: Japan Opens Up the Tomorrow of Solving Social Issues | Japan Insight - Investing in Japan - Japan External Trade Organization

DEDOLLAR

TUCKER PUTIN (INTERVIEW EXCERPT)

EAT THE BUGS

bankrupt The group's edible cricket farming business is sluggish Total debt: 242.9 million yen

A cricket farming venture goes bankrupt less than three years after its founding .

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Japan Wut 130 "AI Dream Reader"

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… We discuss a Japanese breakthrough AI-based technology that allows users to transmit their brain imagery, Japan’s issues with demographics, and dive into the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in — You are living in Interesting Times.

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SHOW NOTES EP. 130

IT'S NEW!

Lipton releases Pancake Tea Latte in Japan

SUPPLY CHAIN CHINA WAR

Weaponizing Biotech: How China's Military Is Preparing for a 'New Domain of Warfare'

Demand for shipments from China via rail through Russia has ‘skyrocketed’ since the Red Sea attacks

Taiwan to deploy drone defences around power plants amid fears of Chinese attack

Japan, Germany sign military supply-sharing pact amid China rise

SOCIETY 5.0

Japan scientists create world's 1st AI-generated images using brain activity

DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

Governor in east Japan wants to abolish nationality requirement for prefecture gov't jobs

Tokyo bus operator banks on foreign drivers as shortage looms

Japan's foreign workers surpass 2m for first time, led by Vietnamese

CHONGRYON (JAPAN’S N. KOREANS)

"Wakayama Compatriots' Spring Gathering / Congratulations to the Youth in Their Twenties

New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans

North Korean drones pose major risk to South Korean airports, lawmaker says

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Japan Wut 129 "AI Scoundrels"

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… We discuss SoftBank’s quest for AI Offices via the WeWork Model, the Japanese Carbon Capture Technologies as a Breakaway Society, and more analysis on Japan’s declining population and changing demographics. Strap in — you are living in Interesting Times.

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Show Notes Ep. 129

IT'S NEW!

Japan’s Homo Sausage now comes with cheese

JAPAN

Rules outlined for storing CO2 underground in CCS projects  | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Toyota Chairman Says Electric Cars Will Never Dominate Global Market

DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

Governor in east Japan wants to abolish nationality requirement for prefecture gov't jobs

Tokyo bus operator banks on foreign drivers as shortage looms

Japan's foreign workers surpass 2m for first time, led by Vietnamese

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Japan Wut 128 "Smart City"

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… We discuss the weirdness of everyone including Japan lambasting China and then funding it with business ventures, how drones will be used by Japanese fighter pilots with AI, and updates in the Supply Chain Wars and how that affects Japan. Strap in — You are living in interesting times.

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Show Notes for 128

JAPAN

Japan business leaders return to China seeking to bolster cooperation

Japan exports surge 10% in December on strong demand for autos, revived trade with China

SOCIETY 5.0

Japan, US agree on AI research for drones to assist new fighter jet

What is the “smart city vision” that Hitachi, Ltd. is aiming for through co-creation with Hitachi City?

Entrusted with an R&D Project for the Cabinet Office's Problem-solving Program "Bridge"

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Red Sea crisis pressures China's exporters as shipping delays, costs mount

China orders Japanese fishing boat to leave Senkaku waters

Mysterious new Chinese carrier emerges to capitalise on risky Red Sea trades

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ (Supply Chain News Headlines)

How Will the Houthi Attacks on Commercial Ships Impact India and Japan?

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Japan Wut 127 "Dedollaring Now"

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… We discuss China’s advancements into brain warfare, how the dedollarization movement is affecting the weakened Japanese Yen, and a “Eet Ze Bugs” company that is shutting down operations (VICTORY!).

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SHOW NOTES EP. 127

NEW IDEA

Growing Food on the Moon Using Asteroid Soil

CHINA

China developing 'brain warfare' tech with devices that make you sleep and thought-controlled weapons

DEDOLLAR

Yuan Overtakes Yen For 4th Place In Global Payments

De-dollarization: 95% of the trade between China and Russia didn’t use the US dollar

De-Dollarization Kicks Into High Gear - Chinese Yuan Hit Record High, Overtook Japanese Yen As 4th Most Used Currency
China's De-Dollarization Efforts and the Shifting Dynamics in the Global Banking Industry

EAT THE BUGS

The company that sparked the ``edible crickets'' boom ends its ``pet brand'' 1 year and 9 months after establishment... ``It's so sad''

Grillas (Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture), which sells edible crickets, has announced that it will discontinue its brand ``Cricket Research Institute'' for pets, aquatic and livestock animals on January 25th.

The background is "recurring high raw material prices and poor breeding of insects for food"

　The company is a venture company originating from Tokushima University that develops and produces edible crickets. In the past, `` Cricket Rice Crackers '' made with ``Cricket Powder'' developed by the company were sold at ``Muji'', and school lunches using ``Cricket Powder'' were provided in Tokushima Prefecture, creating a buzz. . The Cricket Research Institute will open in April 2022. In addition to "cricket powder," we have been selling food for pets and aquatic and livestock animals on our online site, including "frozen crickets," "dried crickets," and live "live crickets." On January 17, 2024, the brand's official X (Twitter) announced the end of the brand, saying, ``As of January 25, 2024, we will be closing the Cricket Research Institute official online shop.'' It is said that the shipment of crickets ended on January 19th, and the reason for the termination was that ``the repeated high prices of raw materials and poor breeding of insects for food could not be absorbed by corporate efforts to cut costs.'' In response to the sudden closure announcement, users expressed their regrets, saying, ``I'm so sad,'' ``Thank you very much for your help,'' and ``Thank you for the many crickets.''

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Japan Wut 126 "AI Davos Robots"

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… We discuss a bevy of new AI products, Japan at Davos’ WEF forum, and a new document penned by Ret. Gen. Brig. Robert Spalding (USAF) that elaborates on how to counter China’s rise in the systems of the West, despite the West allowing them in.
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SHOW NOTES EP. 126

NEW PRODUCT

Japan’s biggest ham company is making “tuna” that contains neither ham nor fish

JAPAN

Elon Musk's Starlink helps communications in quake-hit central Japan

Japan probe lands on Moon in precision touchdown mission

Japan bankruptcies surge in 2023, topping 8,000

SOCIETY 5.0

Davos 2024: Japanese Monetary Authority to adopt India's digital payment models says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Amazon to invest 2 tril. yen in Japan's cloud business amid AI boom

Robots key to new ways of farming as labor shortage looms | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Yokohama library system introduces Japan-1st AI book search

Tokyo bakery, NEC team up to give rise to AI-based 'love bread'

Int'l agreement reached on Japan-proposed rules for flying telecommunication bases

Kono Taro at WEF 2024

WAR

Japan, NATO weigh a dedicated line for sharing security information

Red Sea attacks already bigger issue for supply chain than pandemic, maritime advisory warns

A New Approach: Countering China’s War without Rules

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