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 NotesSCIENCE<a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241128/p2a/00m/0sc/001000c">Kidney genetically modified for humans transplanted from pig into monkey in Japan 1st</a><a href="https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15477896">Refrigerator maker caters to growing demand to store dead pets</a>SUPPLY CHAIN WAR<a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241203/p2g/00m/0bu/039000c">US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls</a><a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Materials/China-mineral-export-curbs-heighten-Japan-supply-chain-fears">China mineral export curbs heighten Japan supply chain fears</a><a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241204/p2g/00m/0in/027000c">US Space Force launches Tokyo unit to bolster deterrence</a><a href="https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15534793">Japan to offer defense equipment to four nations</a><a href="https://www.drone.jp/news/20241205102351105396.html">Anduril and OpenAI to collaborate on defense AI to protect U.S. and allied forces from drone attacks</a>SOCIETY 5.0<a href="https://aismiley.co.jp/ai_news/nice-build-llc-plaud-note-pin/">World's first! Wearable AI memory capsule "PLAUD NotePin" equipped with GPT-4o now available for pre-order in Japan</a><a href="https://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/research/AIsuitcase/">About the “AI Suitcase”</a><a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241204/p2a/00m/0na/005000c">AI-generated website introducing nonexistent tourist spots in Fukuoka Prefecture shut down</a><a href="https://active.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/act/19/00128/111200238/">A 9-hour task was reduced to 7 minutes with the help of search-specific generative AI "Genspark"</a><a href="genspark.ai">genspark.ai</a><a href="https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/599258">China to enhance AI education in primary, secondary schools</a><a href="https://aismiley.co.jp/ai_news/jetb-generative-ai-research/">The challenge of introducing generative AI is lack of literacy. Japa

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Japan news analysis, AI markets in Tokyo, and rising conflict in the Indo-Pacific region.

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