Japan Wut 127 "Dedollaring Now"

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ON PODCAST 127…

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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 99 "Chinese Salami"

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ON THIS INSTALLMENT…

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… Matt discusses smart home markets for Japan, more on why the WEF is weird and needs to go, strange edible bug museum in Kyushu, and workers refusing to return to the office after stupid COVID.

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SHOW NOTES FOR EP 99

NEW PRODUCT

Japan’s new energy drink feels like getting slapped in the face by an anime girl

SOCIETY 5.0

Japan Smart Home Market Analysis Report 2023-2028 

New NTT joint venture using AI and IoT to advance sustainable food security worldwide

Green LED lights found to speed up growth of farmed flounder

WAR

NATO removes Tokyo office mention from joint communique

Japan, France to hold first-ever joint fighter jet drill

CHINA

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

IMF Hints At Allowing Countries To Use Chinese Yuan For Debt Repayment

EAT THE BUGS

"Entomophagy TAKEO 'Traveling Cricket Museum Flavor' Available for Pre-Sale at the Kyushu University Museum Open Exhibition 'Fukuoka Great Insect Exhibition'!

Experience the quiet and cool 'scent of that museum' by uniquely blending spices and herbs. Create memories of insect food starting from the summer vacation of 2023."

"Creating Memories of Entomophagy Starting from the Summer Vacation of 2023

'Traveling Cricket Museum Flavor' uniquely blends basil-based spices and herbs to express the imagery of the quiet and cool 'scent of that museum.' It seems that the 'scent of that museum' is derived from the odor of camphor used to preserve specimens. Camphor is a natural component derived from the oil of the camphor tree, and it is known to be present in basil as well. Recently, odorless preservation agents have replaced camphor in specimen preservation, but there are still insect researchers who continue to use camphor because they enjoy that scent.

The concept behind TAKEO's 'Traveling Cricket' is to create insect food that brings joy to the people 'in that place.' This time, the stage is the museum shop of the insect exhibition.

This product was born from the staff of the Fukuoka Great Insect Exhibition asking, 'Is there any good insect food that can be sold as a museum shop item?'

Dr. Munetoshi Maruyama, the curator of the Fukuoka Great Insect Exhibition and a professor at Kyushu University, is actually the senior of Ryohta Mitsuhashi, the developer of TAKEO, from his student days. For us, it is an opportunity that will never come again to work with the admired Dr. Maruyama and Kyushu University Museum, so we put even more effort into product development. Initially, ideas such as cricket with mentaiko (spicy cod roe) flavor or tonkotsu ramen flavor were suggested due to the exhibition being held in Fukuoka. However, with the desire to create a product with longevity, we twisted the idea into the concept of 'museum flavor' and shaped it.

While adults reminisce about the memories of the old museum, children create memories of entomophagy starting from here.

'Traveling Cricket Museum Flavor' has become a product that will surely bring joy not only to the customers who visit the museum, but also to the museum shop staff."

Japan in Japan

As prices soar, Japan returns to human waste fertiliser

Movie "How do you live" 2.1 billion yen at the box office for 4 days

Japan and the World

Japan and Saudi Arabia to Jointly Produce Ammonia Public-Private Framework

COVID

Japan poll finds half of workers against returning to office after COVID

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