JAPAN WUT PODCAST 182 "AI HOLE IN THE WALL"

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ON PODCAST 182

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Who goes to Ikea on a Japan vacation? Can Japan escape the G7 supply chain woes? What does the future of the Japanese convenience store look like?

Show Notes

JAPAN

Harassment by boss top reason for job leavers to turn to Tokyo quitting agency: survey

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japanese company denies making Hezbollah's exploding walkie-talkies

SOCIETY 5.0

No one is on board...! Japan's first successful experiment in "unmanned" jet skis

Lawson and KDDI's "convenience store of the future" is now fully operational, with AI cameras on the shelves and robots stocking the shelves, aiming to address labor shortages and other issues

Japanese convenience store plans to increase shoppers’ phone data capacity just for visiting

Kyoto City introduces AI camera system to detect when infants are sleeping face down to prevent suffocation and sudden death

Measures to ease traffic congestion at Miyajimaguchi: AI cameras to broadcast congestion status online in November in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

Tobu Railway and Hitachi to introduce "biometric authentication" at 100 locations including hotels and trains

Osaka Gas Network operates gas pipe patrol services on Shinki bus routes. AI cameras improve productivity and safety quality

Japan’s NVIDIA-backed Sakana AI raises $214m

DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION

UNIQLO Founder Stirs Heated Debate on What's Best for Japan's Workforce of the Future

Japan Wut 168 "WORKER IN THE MACHINE"

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ON PODCAST 168

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What will you do when you go to work and there are AI employees in the computers? Can we trust megacorps to centralize everything? How many AI cameras has your company installed?

Show Notes

SOCIETY 5.0

Today, Lattice Makes History and Leads the Way in Responsible Employment of AI

Cameras and image AI detect dangerous behavior of workers to realize a "safe and secure smart factory"

Hakata Station Building uses AI to detect violence and falls by analyzing security camera footage

Shimizu Corporation's Building OS and Idein's edge AI device operation platform collaborate to popularize smart buildings

NEC introduces facial recognition "digital employee ID cards" for 20,000 employees. What changes will they bring?

[All-Facial Recognition Apartment] Versclesia IDZ Asakusa Residential Condominium Units Sold Out

Facial recognition platform "FreeiD" now installed in over 100 apartment buildings

Tamagawa Village conducts third "cashless hands-free" demonstration project, using facial recognition to pay for local gift certificates (Hitachi)

Aeon Retail becomes the first in the world to introduce edge AI to its employee customer service training. The rate of smiling and greeting employees has increased by 1.6 times.

Japan WUT? 16 "Boomer Lamps"

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Boomers and their boomer lamps. Is the Wuhan Flu a Psy-Op? Japanese Olympics Representatives Get COVID-19 in Amsterdam (wink wink). Cherry Blossoms CANCELLED AFTER being DECLARED. A new song by Ryan Boiselle(https://www.facebook.com/ryan.boisselle.7). Using Coronavirus Downtime to study new music promotion on social platforms. Doing Commercials on the fly. PLUS A HOT AIR BALLOON!

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