JAPAN WUT? Podcast

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 pe

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

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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

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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?

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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?

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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

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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...

Is it wise to invest in nuclear power and AI? Why did a Japanese funeral home implement a funeral ChatBot for LGBTQ funerals? What will happen to Japan as the BRICS rise?

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NUCLEAR

NVIDIA-backed Japan-based Ubitus to build AI data center near nuclear power plant

Japan's oldest reactor OK'd to operate beyond 50 years

SOCIETY 5.0

Toyota Unveils Hydrogen Cartridges, Energy Storage at Japan Mobility Show

Who voted for decarbonization? What’s going on with Japan’s new secretive submarines? And where are the AI infrastructure projects being installed?

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SHOW NOTES

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

The MSDF's newest Taigei-class submarine, Chogei, is named and launched after the former Imperial Japanese Navy submarine tender Chogei.

Japan, ASEAN to Seek Common Rules Toward Decarbonization; Laos Summit to Focus on

Why is a former race car driver in charge of Japan’s New Capitalism? Where are the laser boats being deployed in the Indo-Pacific? Will Japan’s AI Golf Devices open the genie’s bottle?

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JAPAN

New LDP Leader Ishiba’s Economic Vision Points to Continuity, Tax Reform; Prime Minister-to-Be Hopes to ‘Solidi