JAPAN WUT? Podcast Matt Bigelow
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- Society & Culture
Japan news analysis, AI market trends from Tokyo, odd Japanese products, and rising conflict in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Japan Wut 155 "LEGACY SOCIETY"
Are Big Tech companies helping to create 2-tiered societies with AI laws? Which one are you in? Are Japanese activists halting the restarts of Nuke Plants by any means necessary? Or are they just NIMBYs? Why are Japan’s scientists aiming to create sperm cells in the lab with stem cells? Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.
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SHOW NOTES
SOCIETY 5.0
AI companies make fresh safety promise at Seoul summit
Kipod
Nvidia's profit soars, underscoring its dominance in chips for artificial intelligence
Microsoft's AI chatbot will 'recall' everything you do on a PC
NanoTerasu accelerator looking to be game changer for Japan tech
Japan cram school creates AI detection system for univ. applications
JAPAN
Court rejects lawsuit to block restart of west Japan nuclear reactor
Japan scientists generate precursors to sperm, eggs with iPS cells
Japanese lesbian couple granted refugee status in Canada | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Japan's Norinchukin Bank mulls 1 trillion yen capital increase
NORINCHUKIN BANK OFFICIALLY JOINS THE LIST OF BANK OF JAPAN’S NIGHTMARES -
Japan Wut 154 "AI Software Coup"
Update on how Big Tech is working with Govts to create more AI Governance Laws, Japan’s Facial Recognition Door Handle, and how the Dedollorization Movement may have just accelerated and what that means for Japan. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.
SHOW NOTES
SOCIETY 5.0
South Korea and U.K. to host second global AI summit as boom fans risks
SoftBank Corp to help call center workers by 'softening' angry customer calls with AI
1 month since ban ended, ride-hailing demand in Tokyo-area pref. 'lower than expected'
Utilizing facial recognition technology to support shopping for elderly people in Ikata Town
JS Cube begins sales of “PASiD Face,” a document creation support system with facial recognition function for local government counters
NEC, ANA and JAL conduct demonstration of facial recognition-based boarding procedures on passengers' smartphones
LIXIL launches new model “Jiesta 2” facial recognition door with integrated handle
Is it safe to deliver prescription drugs with Uber Eats? --Ask Uber Eats and Medley
Self-driving accident investigation agency to consider government, aims to resolve manufacturers' concerns
DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
Yellen to push G7 on bond for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian asset profits
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Japan Wut 153 "AI GOBBLEDYGOOK"
Japan’s new emergency drones, Japanese surgeons using AI while digging around in your guts, and how China might be using TikTok algos to fuel resentment in the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.
SHOW NOTES
WUT
Japan bullet trains host wrestling, dining events in new travel trend
JAPAN
Honda logs record annual profits on hybrid sales, weak yen
Tokyo police to set up 24-hour lost and found lockers
SOCIETY 5.0
KDDI to deploy drones at 1,000 Japan locations to aid disaster relief
More stores in Japan using AI for discounts, other purposes to combat food loss
Tokyo startup devises AI system to help with endoscopic surgery
Keidanren in call to make Japan an ‘AI, robotics powerhouse’ | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
US, Japan universities and tech giants Amazon, Nvidia partner on privacy-respecting AI
Making global efforts to realize ‘Society 5.0’
Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI
Mapping The Number Of AI Startups By Country
Startup grows sea alga to slash greenhouse gas in cattle burps
CHINA
Chinese buoy in East China Sea remains a thorn in Japan’s side
China Ships Reefs
Students largely sympathize with Hamas, get most war info from TikTok: shocking survey
TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal
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Japan Wut 152 "Spread Your Face"
ON PODCAST 152
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Japan’s Space Debris Challenge, the expanding role of Facial Recognition in Japan, and Dedollorization with Japan’s Central Bank scrambling to uderstand why.
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SHOW NOTES
STRANGE ITEM
Japan startup reveals 'world's first' close-up space debris image
COVID
Japan discarding 240 mil. COVID vaccine doses, worth $4.3 bil.
SOCIETY 5.0
Launch of edge facial recognition system for industrial PCs that promotes DX in factories and offices
Triple Eyes - Setagaya Ward Adopts AI Facial Recognition System AIZE for Attendance Management (Triple Eyes Orig)
DXYZ's facial recognition system packaged with Mitsubishi Estate's comprehensive smart home services
Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?
Japan’s first hydrogen-fuelled ferry begins service
Tokyo exhibition looks at what technology will be like in 2050
Japan city streams AI avatar vids of mayor speaking English to connect with foreigners
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Balikatan to stir up new trouble as it lures Japan
China coast guard confronts Japanese politicians in disputed East China Sea area
Another US precision-guided weapon falls prey to Russian electronic warfare, US says
Is China stockpiling resources in case of future war?
DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
Russia, China reach near complete de-dollarization in bilateral trade -
Japan Wut 151 "AI LASER SUBMARINES"
Japan’s AI Bear Detection Tech, Japanese government to use Google and Microsoft for AI Governance, and China’s AI Laser Submarines. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.
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STRANGE TIMES
Baby-crying sumo contest
JAPAN
Japan's ruling party loses all 3 seats in by-elections
Japan, EU to boost economic security ties, reduce dependency on China
India to surpass Japan as 4th-largest economy in 2025, IMF says
COVID
Japan discarding 240 mil. COVID vaccine doses, worth $4.3 bil.
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan to trial AI scheme for spotting bears as attacks on humans rise
EU-Japan to cooperate on AI, data flows
Microsoft, Google partner with Japanese cities on AI rules
Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?
Japan’s first hydrogen-fuelled ferry begins service
Tokyo exhibition looks at what technology will be like in 2050
Japan city streams AI avatar vids of mayor speaking English to connect with foreigners
CHINA
China Confirms It’s Building a 4th Aircraft Carrier—and the Tables Are Turning
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Japan Wut Podcast 150 "Diversity Japan"
ON PODCAST 150
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Japan’s top-down strategies that insist on diversity in the country, Japan’s role in the Supply Chain Wars, and how Japan could get caught up in the Dedollarization Movement.
Show Notes
ODD JAPANESE ITEM
Water-absorbing, quick-drying umbrella holder
JAPAN
Sony, Nature magazine create award for female researchers
Seniors 75 and older top 20 million in Japan for the first time
'Understanding systemic discrimination' new students' 1st homework: U. of Tokyo president
Kishida secures $2.9 bil investment from Microsoft
Japan's elderly population living alone to jump 47% by 2050
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR
Southern island worries it will host long-range missiles
Phl, Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement May Be Signed By Yearend – Envoy | OneNews.PH
Russian and China warn NATO to stay out of Asia
Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students
Japan will prove a worthy collaborator with AUKUS
NATO and a Taiwan contingency
DEDOLLAR/BITCOIN
US deficit poses ‘significant risks’ to global economy, warns IMF
DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION
Meitetsu Bus joins hands with central Japan city to train foreign bus drivers Japan's population falls below 125 mil; down for 13th straight year
CHINA
US, Vietnam fear Cambodia’s China-backed canal could serve military goals
China Confirms It’s Building a 4th Aircraft Carrier—and the Tables Are Turning
China is moving towards full monetary independence
NORTH KOREA
North Korea can use gene-editing tech to craft military bioweapons, US warns
GREEN JAPAN
Sumitomo Electric Unveils New Material Made from Recycled CO2 and Metal
Hitachi Zosen Leads Decarbonization of Shipping Industry with Green Methanol Technology