JAPAN WUT PODCAST 195 "AI SNITCH BUS"

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Are scientists trying to use social media to control people like drones? Why are AI buses snitching for the government? Should Japan be importing Israeli drones for self-defense?

SHOW NOTES

AI SONG — DRONE HUNTER

JAPAN

European and Japanese robotic explorer buzzes Mercury's north pole

Record 36.8 million tourists visited Japan in 2024

Foreign tourists spent record 8 trillion yen in 2024

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

China saw booming exports in 2024 as Trump tariffs loom

Drones at the Forefront of the Self-Defense Forces' Modernization Efforts

Air Force research: How to use social media to control people like drones

SOCIETY 5.0

"By 2028, 60% of Japanese companies will automate tasks with AI agents" - Gartner

Fake scientific papers made with AI used names of 3 Japan researchers

Using artificial intelligence to predict the effectiveness of chemotherapy for stomach cancer

Government considering granting patent rights to AI developers and compensation for using AI in inventions

Launch of "ProoFace by SESAME," a facial recognition smart lock using the facial recognition AI technology "ProoFace"

Shimizu Corporation introduces face recognition smart locks linked to attendance management systems to construction sites nationwide

Opt Fit, a company that develops security cameras for gyms, has published a useful document summarizing the "safety management and operational efficiency of hotel fitness gyms" that are being adopted by city hotels and luxury resort hotels.

No violation, but they were caught... AI camera installed on bus causes parking violation crackdown

Synthesia Raises $180M Series D to Transform Enterprise AI Video Communications

Toyota and NVIDIA partner to secure in-vehicle AI technology necessary for next-generation SDVs Kenji Tsuda

Bridgestone signs partnership agreement with Higashiomi City regarding autonomous driving services

Tier IV obtains permission to operate Level 4 autonomous vehicles in Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture

A man who tried to steal a fully automated driving car was arrested by the autonomous car's defense system

SGOTW

Haneda airport seizes record 15 kg of cocaine from single passenger

Japan Wut 145 "AI Carbon Warfare"

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ON PODCAST 145

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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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Show Notes

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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PHOTOS

Japan Wut 125 "Tele-Absentees"

ON PODCAST 125…

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… We discuss Japanese robots that encourage absenteeism, how Japan and Vietnam are using Society 5.0, and how the Supply Chain Wars are affecting you and your family. Strap in, you are living in Interesting Times.

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EP 125 Show Notes

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Discover trending products from Japan.

JAPAN

• Japan PM Kishida vows to take lead in decarbonization in Asia

• ‘Nowhere to go’: African refugee applicants camp in Tokyo park

• Japan's Nippon Steel to buy US Steel for $14.1 bn: firms

• Singapore, Japan work on green and digital shipping corridor development

• SK’s Chey proposes South Korea-Japan economic bloc akin to EU

• Japan to issue $11 bln in climate transition bonds in February -sources

SOCIETY 5.0

• Stability AI’s plan to counter AI’s Silicon Valley bias

• Stability AI

• ChatGPT, other AI to be studied for military risk by new Japan body

• Absent students in Kumamoto can now attend school via robot

• Vietnam, Japan enhance cooperation in high-quality human resources training

WAR

• S. Korea, U.S., Japan start operating missile-info sharing system

• US clears AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinder sales to Japan

• Territorial disputes with Japan 'over,' Russia's top diplomat says

• Shippers mask positions, weigh options amid Red Sea attacks

CHINA

• China poised to eclipse Japan as the largest auto exporter in 2023

• China starts up world's first fourth-generation nuclear reactor

• China to conduct sea trials for its first ultra-deepwater drilling ship

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