ON PODCAST 146DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTThe hotel industry jumps into AI monitoring, Japan’s iconic vending machines get an algorithm injection, and the Eet Ze Bugs industry takes their aim at fish. Follow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.comShow NotesHIGH OR NOT HIGHMan arrested after pressing naked butt against water faucet in Tokyo parkJAPANJapan's February household spending falls 0.5%, down for 12th monthShizuoka governor to resign after gaffe insulting vegetable sellersJapanese firms' plans for CO2 export, storage in Southeast Asia on riseSOCIETY 5.0AI is spying on the food we throw awayUber to launch ride-hailing services in JapanNEC provides facial recognition payment service for demonstration of local currency service by TOPPAN DigitalChino Chamber of Commerce and Industry conducts demonstration experiment of facial recognition payment at physical stores, making payments easy even for people who do not have or are unfamiliar with smartphonesKirin vending machines utilize SoftBank's proprietary AI algorithm; joint demonstration results show that demand forecasts were highly accurate compared to actual sales.EAT THE BUGSM