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Japan Wut 122 "My Robot's Load"

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… We discuss robots on the rise in Japan, the WEF and Japan’s investments into semi-conductors, and more Japanese ships linked to Israelis being hijacked amid the Current Wars. Strap in — you are living in interesting times.

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Japan Wut 120 "Rope Drones"

Japan Wut 105 "Nuclear Sushi"

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… Matt discusses beer psyops, the threat — or non-threat — of Fukushima Nuclear Water, AI Rice, WEF Green Transformation in Japan, and the unpredictable effects of depopulation: bug farms and less help for the disabled.

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SHOW NOTES FOR EP. 105


NEW PRODUCT/SERVICE

FUKUSHIMA WATER RELEASE

SOCIETY 5.0

DEPOPULATION

EAT THE BUGS

A group from Kyushu University is working on research to utilize the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, often called the "king of insects," as insect food.

The research is being conducted by a group led by Associate Professor Satoshi Kamitani from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyushu University. In an effort to address the issue of neglected bamboo forests, while collaborating with Kama City, they discovered that fermented bamboo chips could serve as food for the Japanese rhinoceros beetle. This discovery prompted the exploration of edible applications for the beetles.

The pupae, in particular, have a mild shrimp-like aroma and are easy to eat due to their lack of earthy odors and impurities. When dried and ground into powder, they are also suitable for processed food products.

They chose the former Chisshu Elementary School building in Kama City, which had closed in 2014, as the experimental site. The bamboo chips used were harvested from neglected bamboo forests by the city and provided at no cost. Starting with 500 beetles in the current fiscal year, they aim to increase the number to 5,000 in the following year and 50,000 two years from now.

Local residents take on the role of caretakers for the beetles, with the intention of generating employment opportunities in the depopulated region.

The group is conducting detailed analysis of the nutritional components and potential health benefits. They aim to eventually position the beetle as a viable option for human consumption, while also exploring its potential as a pharmaceutical ingredient.

Associate Professor Kamitani stated, "The Japanese rhinoceros beetle might become a 'triple-win' solution, simultaneously addressing food scarcity, neglected bamboo forests, and depopulation. We will thoroughly examine its safety as a food product."

According to research by the Japan Productivity Center, the global insect food market is predicted to expand from 7 billion yen in 2019 to 100 billion yen by 2025.

WAR


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Japan Wut 98 "Bug Booze!"

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… Matt and DJO discuss bug booze, digital transformation in Japan, and a crazy gaijin rampaging in a Police Station in Japan.

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Show Notes for Ep 98

NEW PRODUCT

Japan’s popular Moonlight brand begins selling broken cookies

EAT THE BUGS

Sake brewing with cricket yeast 

ECONOMY

FOCUS: Yen fall may prove a debilitating blow to Japan, spotlights BOJ

Cosmo investors OK 'poison pill' to prevent takeover

Japan state-backed fund to buy JSR to enhance chip supply chain

Cosmo wins unconventional vote on 'poison pill' against activist

WAR

US to make India into naval logistics hub for Indo-Pac region

Italy brings new warship to Japan during Indo-Pacific tour

Japan deems export of lethal defense equipment feasible: source

TECH

World's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan

LGBTQ

http://dragqueenstoryhour.tokyo/ 

Drag queens read picture books to children in Tokyo [interview]

SGOTW

Researcher at Japan institute denies leaking secrets to Chinese firm

A police officer told a woman, who was berating them in a foreign language, "Go back to China."

It has been revealed that a female police officer at the Higashi Police Station of Fukuoka Prefectural Police made a remark telling a foreign-looking woman, who was suspected of tearing up someone else's lost property report, to "go back to China."

According to the Higashi Police Station, on the afternoon of the 15th, a woman of foreign nationality, believed to be involved, visited the station's counter, stating that she had lost her passport at her home.

When the staff member who handled the case urged her to search her home again, the woman, who had been speaking in Japanese until then, became angry and began berating the staff member in a foreign language. It is reported that she also tore up a lost property report belonging to someone nearby.

Subsequently, a female police officer from another department intervened to mediate the situation, but the argument escalated, and without confirming the woman's nationality, she made the remark, "Go back to China."

The female police officer has expressed remorse, stating that she "became a little emotional." However, the police intend to investigate the incident, including the suspicion of obstructing official duties, regarding the foreign-looking woman who is believed to have torn up the lost property report.

EAT THE BUGS

Sake brewing with cricket yeast 

Japan in Japan

Japan Hopes to Have Nuclear Fuel Cycle Operational by FY24

Japan and the World

G7 ministers meet in Japan to discuss women's empowerment post-COVID

Keidanren to set up committee to help Ukraine with rebuilding

Alleged Tech Leak to China 'Just the Tip of the Iceberg'

SOCIETY 5.0

IMF Announces Single Global Digital Currency in Push to Eliminate Cash

My Number ID system faces further setback with erroneous deliveries

Osaka Expo Announces Theme Weeks with SDGs Focus

COVID

Dr Vanessa Kerry appointed as WHO Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health

CHINA

In Argentina, US dollars are so scarce that yuan use is at record high


Japan Wut 97 "Eye Care, I Care"

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… Matt discusses Wagyu Beef vending machines, potential phony Chinese car sales, and helpful advances in AI and drone technology being developed in Japan.

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Japan Wut 95 "Air Conditioner Feminists"

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… Matt discusses North Korea joining the WHO, why air conditioners are important for executive equity, more edible bug startups, and how Japanese researchers use AI to find geoglyphs in the Nazca Lines.

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