MeeFM Tokyo Tech

Hanaharukaze
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Japan's tech and startup scene, explained for builders everywhere. From sovereign chips and room-temperature quantum computers to the founders, funding rounds and policy reshaping Tokyo — each episode picks one theme and digs into the stories, the numbers and the people behind them. From the team behind MeeFM and the Moshilin app. Send us your requests and questions in the comments — what do you want to know about building in Japan? Moshilin app (by this show's team): Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moshilin iPhone web: https://safekids.win https://x.com/anzuastro

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    #003｜Securing the Supply Chain Against Autonomous AI Agents｜40% of Pull Requests Are Agent-Written｜GitHub Octoverse 2026｜8.2x Commits｜Approval Fatigue｜LiteLLM Attack｜Prompt Injection｜Zero Trust

    When 40% of pull requests are written by autonomous AI agents, who actually secures the supply chain? This episode is a full debate episode of MeeFM Tokyo Tech, built on the GitHub Octoverse 2026 report: 17.9 billion code pushes in a year, agent-configured repositories logging 8.2x more commits, and developers shifting from code writers to verification architects. One side argues the shift can be secured — agent-to-agent review, deterministic guardrails, sandboxed local models like Liquid AI's LFM-3, and multi-agent separation of duties with signed JSON handoffs. The other side points to approval fatigue, logic drift that slips past CI, the LiteLLM supply-chain compromise, attacker agents weaponising zero-day patches inside the patch-adoption lag, and indirect prompt injection through headless browser agents with live sessions. Both sides land on the same reality: the software engineer's job has permanently changed.♪ Music interlude: Chill🎙 Personalities: Ava × Daichi (+ Noa)This episode's hosts record with Moshilin, our team's language-exchange app: live voice rooms where you can talk with native speakers and builders around the world, with real-time AI translation and live captions when words fail you. Get it on Google Play — and if you're on iPhone, open https://safekids.win in your browser to try it.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moshilin💌 Send us a message: tell us what you want to know about building in Japan — leave a comment on Spotify.■ SourcesThis episode was generated from the following NotebookLM notebook:https://notebooklm.link.google/ETyLWGfNuNDrRVCモデル：あみたろの声素材工房（https://amitaro.net/)

  2. 2d ago

    #002｜Japan Physical AI｜10M Humanoids by 2040｜Humanoids in Care Homes and Machine Shops｜Edge AI Chips Tokyo Artisan Intelligence ¥1.27B｜Kaminashi Frontline AI ¥2.21B｜Starlight Engine Fusion ¥6.06B

    Japan's AI is leaving the screen. In this second episode, Ava, Daichi and Noa follow the builders putting AI into things that move: a Yokohama startup turning a test chip into a mass-production AI processor, a humanoid answering nurse calls in a care home, a machine shop where a robot and a CNC machine take orders in plain language, and a Tokyo AI agent company heading to Singapore and the UK. Plus the money following the physical world — a fusion startup backed by a railway company's fund, and why Japan's labour shortage makes robots a necessity, not a threat. 💌 Send us a message: what do you build, and what do you want to know about Japan's tech scene? Leave a comment on Spotify. 🎙 Personalities: Ava × Daichi (+ Noa) ♪ Today's track: jazz (mid-show) ■ Sources Dealroom — Tokyo Artisan Intelligence raises $8.1M Series C first close for AI chips — https://dealroom.co/news/165722-tokyo-artisan-intelligence-raises-8-1m-series-c-first-close-for-ai-chips/ Yomimono — TAI Raises 1.27 Billion Yen in Series C First Close for AI Chips and Solutions — https://yomimono.id/tai-raises-1-27-billion-yen-in-series-c-first-close-for-ai-chips-and-solutions Dealroom — Kaminashi lands $14M Series C as NTT Docomo backs frontline-work push — https://dealroom.co/news/164526-kaminashi-lands-14m-series-c-as-ntt-docomo-backs-frontline-work-push/ The SaaS News — Kaminashi Raises ¥2.21B Series C — https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/kaminashi-co-ltd-raises-2-21b-series-c/ EIN Presswire — Japan's donut robotics and Charm Care Build New Eldercare Business Model with Humanoids Assisting Care Staff — https://www.einpresswire.com/article/946835650/japan-s-donut-robotics-and-charm-care-build-new-eldercare-business-model-with-humanoids-assisting-care-staff Tesla News Wire — Mitsubishi Electric humanoid robots + CNC machines: JIMTOF 2026 — https://teslanewswire.com/articles/mitsubishi-electric-humanoid-robots-cnc-machine-tools-physical-ai-jimtof-2026-oct-21 The Manila Times / GlobeNewswire — Bitcoin Japan Signs Exclusive Agreement to Bring UBTECH Humanoid Robots to Japan — https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/20/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/bitcoin-japan-signs-exclusive-agreement-to-bring-ubtech-humanoid-robots-to-japan/2449086 HR Brew — Japan bets billions on robot workers — https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/world-of-hr-japan-bets-billions-on-robot-workers SynapsFlow — Japan's Robot Workforce: The Smartest Automation Play Yet — https://synapsflow.com/article/japans-robot-workforce-the-smartest-automation-play-yet Tech Startups — Startup Funding News Today, October 26, 2026 — https://techstartups.com/2026/10/26/startup-funding-news-today-october-26-2026-ailytics-approaching-ai-casbot-volare-more/ Dealroom — JR East's place-based fund backs fusion startup Starlight Engine — https://dealroom.co/news/164559-jr-easts-place-based-fund-backs-fusion-startup-starlight-engine/ Eagle Country / Business Wire — Starlight Engine Raises Over JPY 6 Billion in Its First External Funding Round — https://lifestyle.myeaglecountry.com/story/328987/starlight-engine-raises-over-jpy-6-billion-in-its-first-external-funding-round/ EIN Presswire — Jurin AI Selected for Singapore and UK Accelerator Programs as It Expands Beyond Japan — https://globalization.einnews.com/pr_news/951214528/jurin-ai-selected-for-singapore-and-uk-accelerator-programs-as-it-expands-beyond-japan The SaaS News — DJ Insight Raises ¥20M from Japan Finance Corporation — https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/dj-insight-co-ltd-raises-20m-debt-financing/ Moshilin, the language-exchange app made by the team behind this show, is on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moshilin — iPhone listeners can try the web version at https://safekids.win in a browser. RVCモデル：あみたろの声素材工房（https://amitaro.net/）

  3. 6d ago

    #001｜October 26, 2026 — Japan Tech & Startups｜Rapidus and the $16.3 Billion Chip Bet｜OptQC's Room-Temperature Quantum Computer｜Deep-Tech Funding Up 5x｜Venture Debt Arrives in Tokyo｜MeeFM Tokyo Tech

    Japan is quietly rebuilding its entire tech stack — from 2-nanometer chips in Hokkaido to a quantum computer that runs at room temperature, and even the way startups borrow money. In this first episode, Alex and Jordan dig into Rapidus and its $16.3 billion state-backed bet, University of Tokyo spinout OptQC and its optical quantum computer "MoQuren", and the new money plumbing behind Japan's deep-tech boom — plus a tiny Tokyo AI startup that raised a ¥20 million loan, the global investors who flew into Osaka, and why Tokyo just ranked among the world's best cities to launch a startup. 💌 Send us a message: tell us what you want to know about building in Japan — leave a comment on Spotify. ■ Sources 1. TrendForce — Rapidus Reportedly Launches Back-End Prototype Line; Japan Adds ¥631.5B to Support 2nm Push https://www.trendforce.com/news/2026/04/13/news-rapidus-reportedly-launches-back-end-prototype-line-japan-adds-¥631-5b-to-support-2nm-push/ 2. Japan Local Insights — One Fab, One City, One Very Expensive Land Boom: Inside Hokkaido's 2nm Bet https://japanlocalinsights.substack.com/p/one-fab-one-city-one-very-expensive 3. Storm Media — Japan Floats U.S. Listing for Rapidus as It Chases TSMC on 2nm https://world.storm.mg/articles/1168251 4. Sankei News — 創業2年で200億円超調達 光量子コンピューターでゲームチェンジ 東大発のOptQC https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/sankei/business/sankei-_economy_business_2RODECX7QNL2DJMMFCI2F3Q45E 5. Initial (Speeda Startup Research) — 資金調達額は10年で約5倍 国内ディープテック・スタートアップの現在地 https://initial.inc/articles/japan-deeptech-startups-2026 6. Funds Startups — 100億円規模のオールステージ・ディープテック・デットファンドを設立 https://startups.funds.jp/news/xxFDuAf- 7. Asia Connect Magazine — Japan Deep-Tech Startups Secure Series B Funding in Second Closings https://asiaconnectmagazine.com/japan-deep-tech-series-b-funding-2/ 8. Dealroom — Japan's DJ Insight adds $127,000 loan, lifting total to $317,000 less than a year in https://dealroom.co/news/163731-japans-dj-insight-adds-127-000-loan-lifting-total-to-317-000-less-than-a/ 9. The SaaS News — DJ Insight Raises ¥20M Debt Financing from Japan Finance Corporation https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/dj-insight-co-ltd-raises-20m-debt-financing/ 10. EIN Presswire — Jurin AI Selected for Singapore and UK Accelerator Programs as It Expands Beyond Japan https://globalization.einnews.com/pr_news/951214528/jurin-ai-selected-for-singapore-and-uk-accelerator-programs-as-it-expands-beyond-japan 11. PR Newswire — Global Startup EXPO and Nippon Startup Awards 2026: METI Showcases Japan's Deep-tech Results https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-startup-expo-and-nippon-startup-awards-2026-meti-showcases-japans-deep-tech-results-302912264.html 12. Malay Mail — Singapore firm plans startup hub in Japan to bridge SE Asia and Tohoku https://www.malaymail.com/news/singapore/2026/10/14/singapore-firm-plans-startup-hub-in-japan-to-bridge-se-asia-and-tohoku/239047 13. HackerNoon — Top 30 Best Cities to Launch a Startup in 2026 https://hackernoon.com/top-30-best-cities-to-launch-a-startup-in-2026 14. Le Wagon Blog — Our favorite Tokyo tech communities and meetups in 2026 https://blog.lewagon.com/career/tokyo-tech-communities-and-meetups/

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Japan's tech and startup scene, explained for builders everywhere. From sovereign chips and room-temperature quantum computers to the founders, funding rounds and policy reshaping Tokyo — each episode picks one theme and digs into the stories, the numbers and the people behind them. From the team behind MeeFM and the Moshilin app. Send us your requests and questions in the comments — what do you want to know about building in Japan? Moshilin app (by this show's team): Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moshilin iPhone web: https://safekids.win https://x.com/anzuastro

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  • Creator
    Hanaharukaze
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Hanaharukaze
  • Show Website
    MeeFM Tokyo Tech