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Japan Wut Podcast Ep. 217: "Organ on a Chip" explores AI-driven medical & energy breakthroughs! From organ-on-a-chip to digital power plants, discover Japan's AI innovations revolutionizing healthcare & tech. #AI #MedTech #DigitalPower #JapanWut

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Japan Wut Podcast 216 Japan, China, and Iran. 5G Infrastructure. Tourism Surveillance. #War #SupplyChains #5G Show Notes: matthewpmbigelow.com

The Saffron Wraiths on Japan Wut AI Music Podcast 6: Asia Psychedelica. Gritty riffs, funky drums, Khmer mysticism. Japanese-Cambodian band blends Sabbath & Cambodian rock. Survived guitarist's '90 shoe-itis death. #AsiaPsychedelica

Sustainability and AI are reshaping Japan. Make of that what you will.
From Taiwan drone deals to $1B Bangladesh aid, AI carbon credits in Malawi, & Post-Religious Cults. It's not in the future, it's happening now.
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🎸🥁 Japan Wut Podcast — AI-powered music in Tokyo, blending gritty swamp rock with driven breakbeat instrumentals. Making BGM Great Again on the cutting-edge of AI music generation! #AIMusic #SwampRock #Breakbeat #TokyoVibes #Suno 

We compare Japan’s GOAL 8 in Weather Manipulation and China’s Brain Computer Interface Ambitions to see if SDG/ESG initiatives are behind Japan’s move to become a multicultural society.

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“Swamp Rock” is a chicken-picking, resonator shifting collection of blues-inspired jams set in Japan’s marshes, swamps, and brackish lakes. Explore the State-of-the-Art in AI music. Do you like it, or hate it?

AI and IoT water sensors monitor what is exiting your homes and your bodies. AI Idols may save many would-be stars from years of abuse. Self-driving trucks send secrets to a rival nation’s R&D program. The future is not as it appears to be. Yet here it is.

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Join Matt Bigelow, the A.I. Whisperer, in a celebration of A.I. cheese. Get your Chia Pet, your Dodge Charger, and your Hypercolor T-Shirt and join us on the cutting-edge of cheese in A.I. Music Production!

What’s going on with Japan’s new railgun? Why is Japan proceeding with AI Governance protocols, and with whom? Will Japan get AI to raise the children?

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SHOW NOTES
SUPPLY CHAIN WAR　

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Unveils Electromagnetic Railgun Installed on Test Ship JS Asuka

Japan Receives New F-35 Lightning Fighters From US

Japan flexes defense ambitions at arms show

Xiaomi launches new advanced in-house mobile chip

SOCIETY 5.0 

Diet passes cyberdefense law to collect data in peaceti...

Welcome back to Japan’s Exclusive A.I. Music Podcast! Explore the cutting-edge of audio technology with host Matt Bigelow, aka the A.I. Whisperer. We got big beats, break beats, slick beats, cool horns, horny synths, synthy guitars and more. This ain’t your grandfather’s A.I. Join us!

Is Japan’s reliance on foreign AI-tech making the country un-Japanese? How are Japan’s and China’s AI Ships similar and different? Would you like get into a Japanese University only to have your lecturer be an AI program?
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Dive into "AI Music Special 1: Trumpets and Grooves" on The Japan Wut Podcast, where we explore cutting-edge AI-generated instrumentals from Tokyo. This episode features gritty trumpet melodies, funky basslines, and cool grooves crafted with pocket drums, heavy compression, and tape saturation. Infused with hairy synthesizers, CrunchWave beats, minor chords, 7th chords, and Soviet Wave vibes, we unpack the tech behind AI music production and Japan’s experimental sound culture. Perfect for fans of electronic, synth, and avant-garde music, join us for a deep dive into the future of instrumental beats! #AIMusic #JapanMusic #TrumpetGrooves

How is Japan bolstering its defenses in the Supply Chain War? Can the Japanese afford SDGs? Do you want your body injected with nano-tech interfacing with the cloud?

SHOW NOTES

Japan Wut 211 Song

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japan's KDDI and NEC to partner on supply chain, infrastructure cybersecurity

Japan back-end chip companies form alliance to upgrade supply chain

Japan to add undersea cables and satellites to critical supplies list

Japan to ship CO2 emissions to Malaysia for storage underground

The Other Nuclear Race

Chappie (@Chapmano_TV) joins the podcast to discuss his boots on the ground analysis of the Osaka Expo 2025, and how it may be a training ground for our technocratic future. Do you want to live in a cashless society where the advanced technology is sequestered by the elites, the plebs are forced to eat soymeat okonomiyaki burgers, and everything is tracked by Blackrock-funded blockchain companies real time?

Why are Japan’s automakers doing so poorly? Is it wise for Japan to use seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine? How will facial recognition be used to personalize your cancer medication?

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JAPAN 

Nissan to post biggest ever loss in fiscal 2024 amid restructuring

Toyota truck arm Hino posts record net loss for FY 2024 on data fraud

Quality scandal sends Toyota global output down for 1st time in 4 years

Mazda to seek early retirement volunteers as industry shifts

China's fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied rou...

Is the Osaka Expo being used as a technocratic training ground? How can supply chains can be weaponized asymmetrically? Would you talk to an AI-resurrected family member at their funeral?

SHOW NOTES

JAPAN DEPOPULATION / MIGRATION 

Japan’s Population Declines for Fourteenth Straight Year: Over-75 Cohort Continues to Grow

Japan faces severe shortage of carpenters as home prices soar

Teacher helps Myanmar people learn Japanese, escape hardships

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japan 'deeply concerned' about global economic fallout from Trump's trade tariffs: Kato

Japan protests to...

Where are the treacherous A.I. dogs coming from? How do N. Korean IT scams affect Japan? Are Japan’s business leaders asleep at the wheel?

ECONOMY 

Japan bankruptcies in FY2024 top 10,000

SUCKERS & TRAITORS

2 Japanese men suspected of aiding N. Korean IT impersonator

Taiwan jails four soldiers, including three who worked in presidential office, for spying for China

Intel and Microsoft staff allegedly lured to work for fake Chinese company in Taiwan

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japan MoD and MHI sign contract for the dev...

Can Japan escape its boomer trappings? How does control of the Panama Canal affect Japan’s long-term interests? Why are Japanese Farmers protesting in favor of rice-price hikes?

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JAPAN ECONOMY

Bank of Japan survey says big manufacturers gloomier

Japan enforces food supply emergency law amid soaring costs

Farmers march in downtown Tokyo, demand income security

20-40% of new apartments in the city center are purchased by foreigners. 

XRP For Real Estate? Leading Japanese Company Says Yes!

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR/SOCIETY 5.0

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How did China surpass Japan as the world’s leading auto exporter? Is Japan poised for victory in the AI Chip War? Why are Data Centers being built near Nuclear Power Plants?

SHOW NOTES

Poland's adjusted income to overtake Japan's by 2026

Rapidus teams up with Singapore's Quest Global to produce AI chips

Battery materials plant in Finland starts construction; jv with China’s Easpring

U.S. blacklists over 50 Chinese companies in bid to curb Beijing’s AI, chip capabilities

SoftBank strengthens AI strategy by acquiring data center semico...

Can Japan help financialize the Supply Chain War? Are missiles enough to deter grumpy neighbors? What are we supposed to pass down, if it’s all being extracted by someone else?

SHOW NOTES

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japan eyes deploying long-range missiles in Kyushu

Japan commissions fourth Awaji-class minesweeper

Ship Wars: Confronting China’s Dual-Use Shipbuilding Empire
Marco Rubio Face the Nation on CBS 00:36-2:30

JAPAN SOCIETY 5.0
Sensory training robot helps pianists break skill limits

Kirin's "Harekaze" social contribution activities promote tree conservation with "Saku...

Can Japan solve climate change with $3 million? Why are Japanese companies creating AI Customers? Why aren’t any of Japan’s Universities in the Global Top 100 for AI?

SHOW NOTES

JAPAN

IAEA Upbeat, but Niigata Governor Delays Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Restart

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japan to give $3 mil to help Pacific islands fight climate change

China's EUV breakthrough: Huawei, SMIC reportedly advancing LDP lithography, eye 3Q25 trial, 2026 rollout

U.S. to levy fees on ships linked to China, push allies to do s...

Should Japan turn to tech or migrants to plug its draining demographics? How do Japan’s AI markets compare to China’s? Is the US trying to force a change in the Japan alliance?

MIGRATION / POPULATION DECLINE

Number of Japanese Births Continues to Fall in 2024

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japan brushes aside US demand to boost defense budget to 3% of GDP

Trump Japan Comment

Trump accuses Japan of currency manipulation, hints at tariffs

China and Russia Expand Cooperation on Antarctic Drilling

A Shot Across the...

Should Japan be concerned about China’s patent for a undersea cable cutting device? Who stands to gain from Dark Factories? Can Japan’s AI startup hubs compete on the global stage?

JAPAN

ANA places mega-order of 77 new jets

Japan’s Civil Aviation College to Have Female Applicant Quota from 2027; Quota Hopes to Secure More Female Pilots in Domestic Airlines

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Will the Self-Defense Forces be introduced to a "shocking new weapon"? New images of drone swarms being "neutralized at once" have been released

Japan, Philip...

Did Tokyo implement a social credit score? Why are Japan Banks using A.I. models with blue hair? Who steals a stomach?

SHOW NOTES

JAPAN

Japan's total debt hits record ¥1.3 quadrillion in 2024

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Japan launches fourth Hibiki-class auxiliary ocean surveillance ship for the JMSDF

Seven cities in Fukuoka prefecture plan to accept 47,000 evacuees in case of Taiwan emergency;

Taiwan subsea cable breaks, Coast Guard probes nearby ships

SOCIETY 5.0　

Release of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's official app, "Tokyo App,"

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What is Japan’s current position in the Supply Chain Wars? How will Japan handle the influx of millions of AI Agents in the workforce? Can Japan develop its own Self-Driving Systems?

SHOW NOTES

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Hill hearing explores network of China-controlled ports as security threat

China builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid

Ghana and China (from Grok)

Infrastructure Investments: China has financed significant infrastructure projects in Ghana, often through loans and barter agreements. For example, the Bui Dam, Ghana’s seco...

How will AI agents flooding the corporations affect the way we work? Can Japan’s small scale startups compete? What do we know about China’s new secret submarine’s role in the Supply Chain War?

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SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

New Unreported Submarine In China Leaves West Guessing

Panama: Will not renew agreement with China on Belt and Road initiative

Trump says the US will take over the Gaza Strip

Greenland PM calls election with Trump pressure mounting

Exclusive: Japan weighs Alaska LNG pipeline pledge...

How did a leaked document from 2018 predict Japan’s connection to China’s supercharged AI programs? If 30% of Japan’s population become foreign-born, should they be entitled to vote? What is going on with Japan’s investments in AI agents?

SHOW NOTES

SOCIETY 5.0

Over the past week, DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, released its R1 model, which outperforms leading AI models at a lower cost, causing a significant market reaction. Nvidia's stock plummeted, losing nearly $600 billion, due to DeepSeek's claim of using less advanced chips and debates over data usage. Security issues emerged as DeepS...

Should Japanese companies be investing in AI-MRNA Cancer Research with Trump? What's going on with Japan's new supercomputer? What are some secretive Japanese Govt AI contracts?

SHOW NOTES

JAPAN

Japan Post to stop delivery of live reptiles

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

 Japan gov't-backed lender to fund major German telecom's 5G expansion

BYD’s fourth car carrier ship is the largest to date

SOCIETY 5.0

Masayoshi Son 500B Golden Age

"AI going from the millionth best coder, to the thousandth best coder, to the 175th...

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

Why are smart poles being installed in Tokyo’s core? America and China are engaged in AI kill chains, but where does Japan fit in? Would you live in Toyota’s experimental smart city?

SHOW NOTES

JAPAN

Tokyo snake cafe hopes to dispel fears, spread reptiles' charm with 2025 zodiac

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

Kill chain clash: China and US battle for all-domain supremacy

Japan links Chinese hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security and tech data

SOCIETY 5.0

Tokyo Smart Pole Project (2023)

Hako...

Why is it morally wrong for Japan to import energy from Russia, but totally fine when it comes to the Middle East? How is Japan using AI Satellites to monitor dark ships on the high seas? Why is one of Japan’s richest men meeting with Donald Trump?

Show Notes

JAPAN and WEF

Courtesy Call from H.E. Mr. Børge Brende, President and CEO of the World Economic Forum

Børge Brende 

Japan brewer to create first space sake in history, sell single bottle for 100 mil. yen

SU...

Can Japan succeed in the Supply Chain Wars? What are some AI advancements in the non-visual revolution? Should the Japanese government determine what we see in self-driving cars?

Show Notes

SCIENCE

Kidney genetically modified for humans transplanted from pig into monkey in Japan 1st

Refrigerator maker caters to growing demand to store dead pets

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls

China mineral export curbs heighten Japan supply chain fears

US Space Force launches Tokyo...

Yeti Valhalla is a touring musician who escaped Canada, and now tours Asia playing his tunes to sold-out concerts.

https://yetivalhalla.com/

Why are Japan’s AI companies expanding into East Timor? Will the Japan government get more firms to join its carbon trading schemes? How did a Japanese company get a self-driving race car to go faster than 200 kph?

SHOW NOTES

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

U.S. to deploy missile units to Japan islands in Taiwan contingency

China says it will remove buoy set up in Japan's EEZ near Senkakus

Japan to obligate up to 400 major firms to join CO2 emissions trading

Japan research team develops plastic th...

Is it a good idea to slap QR Codes on Japan’s road signs for self-driving cars? Will unions be able to halt A.I. from taking jobs from the Japanese? How far will Japan go to acquire automated defense capabilities?

Show Notes

JAPAN

Parasitic worms 'manipulate' praying mantises onto asphalt roads: Japan researchers

SOCIETY 5.0

In the age of autonomous driving, road signs may become "QR codes" List of anticipated use cases

Tobu Railway has announced its intention to introduce new autonomous trains on the Daishi Line.

Why do words matter when it comes to geo-engineering in Japan? How will A.I. be used to boost Japan’s prestigious strawberry industry? Should you study digital forensics to identify fraud in the A.I. art world?

SHOW NOTES

GREEN MOVEMENT

Japan residents invest in US venture releasing aerosols to 'cool Earth' despite criticism

Carbon Credit Market offers bevy of eco-related offsets

Not as crazy as it seems; unsellable bananas turned into charcoal

SOCIETY 5.0

University of Tokyo start-up uses AI to...

What are the benefits of transplanting pig organs into human fetuses in Japan? Why is Hiroshima introducing self-driving ships? Where are Japan's eco-youth activists getting their ideas?

SHOW NOTES

Youths argue for right to live on safe planet in climate suit against Japan firms

Japan launches flagship H3 rocket carrying defense satellite

NUCLEAR

Reactor in Japan's 2011 disaster area halted just days after restart

SOCIETY 5.0

Japan-1st organ 'xenotransplant' for fetuses with kidney disease proposed by research team

Toyota, NTT to invest $3.3 billion on...

Why are some Japanese companies blocking people injected with the latest mRNA jab? What are the latest developments in Japan’s facial recognition platforms? Where does this week’s SGOTW come from?

SHOW NOTES

JAPAN

Japan to offer $3.0 billion for G7 Ukraine loan package

Unverified info on new vaccine leads to rejection of customers

SOCIETY 5.0

Group company DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" will be installed in the fourth apartment building developed by Mugen Estate.

Smart home service "SpaceCore" begins offering smart intercoms for apar...