ON PODCAST 150DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTJapan’s top-down strategies that insist on diversity in the country, Japan’s role in the Supply Chain Wars, and how Japan could get caught up in the Dedollarization Movement.Show NotesODD JAPANESE ITEMWater-absorbing, quick-drying umbrella holderJAPANSony, Nature magazine create award for female researchersSeniors 75 and older top 20 million in Japan for the first time'Understanding systemic discrimination' new students' 1st homework: U. of Tokyo presidentKishida secures $2.9 bil investment from MicrosoftJapan's elderly population living alone to jump 47% by 2050SUPPLY CHAIN WARSouthern island worries it will host long-range missiles

ON PODCAST 149DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTReview of a new Japan paper detailing rising cancer rates in Japan post-Covid Jab, Self-Driving Buses in Japan, and Making Your Carbon FootPrint “FUN” at the Osaka Expo!Follow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.comShow NotesODD NEWSWorld's 1st recycled diapers go on sale at stores in southwest JapanCOVIDIncreased Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality After the Third mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticle Vaccine Dose During the COVID-19 Pandemic in JapanSOCIETY 5.0Japan eyes launch of new dialogue framework on int'l AI regulations

One of the world’s top War Correspondents, Michael Yon (X), joins the Japan Wut Podcast to talk about the anti-WHO Pandemic Treaty rallies in Japan, and how his analysis of being in the Darien Gap, the Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong and more applies to Japan’s current situation. Michael Yon has written a series of books to help the Japanese public understand modern day information war. He’s not in Japan to only view the cherry blossoms, folks. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times. Michael Yon’s Books HEREFollow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.com

Japan startup aims to overtake Tesla in the EV game, China escalates the Supply Chain War with more Blockchain Payments, and Japan is getting sucked deeper into the US’ Military Industrial Complex. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.Follow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.comShow NotesSOCIETY 5.0OpenAI to open its first Asia office in Tokyo this monthJapan Rad develops "deepfake detection system"--provides beta version for companiesNext up is mass production of fully self-driving EVs from Japan, surpassing Tesla.Tokyo bets big on hydrogen with moves to boost commercial fuel cell vehiclesAWS invests $15bn into Japan's data ecosystem amidst AI boomCHINA

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 rise

Japan’s Shohei Ohtani bats against against an AI version of himself, and a deep dive on Japan’s positions in the Carbon Credit Trade by leveraging its AI systems in the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in — You are living in Interesting Times.Follow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.comShow NotesSOCIETY 5.0Japan considering legally binding regulations for AI developersNew AI traffic project developed in Hungary, Turkey and JapanRobots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcherSUPPLY CHAIN WARJapan eyes rules for firms to disclose greenhouse gas emissions data"Everyone Is Panicking": Major Cocoa Processor Scrambles To Find Beans As Prices Hyperinflate

ON PODCAST 144DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTJapan’s Computer Vision Companies, Underwater Drone Collaborations, and North Korean IT workers infiltrating Japanese companies ahead of China’s possible war on Taiwan. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.Follow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.comShow NotesNEW PRODUCTSHonda Unveils Japan's First Plug-In Rechargeable Hydrogen Fuel Cell VehicleHydrogen vehicle filling station opens at former Tokyo Olympics siteJAPAN BUSINESS75% unaware of gov't measures on 140-year job to replace Japan's aging water pipes: pollSOCIETY 5.0

Author and former US Navy Intelligence Officer Max von Schuler joins the podcast to discuss his books about informing the Japanese people about the coming collapse of America, and how that might affect Japan’s very tight economic and military relationship with the USA. Japan is playing a very dangerous game right now, and almost nobody knows it. Follow Max on XWatch Max on YoutubeBuy Max’s books on AmazonFollow the Podcast: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.com

ON PODCAST 142DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTThe rising use cases of AI for cultural and political soft power, a WEF Death Cult Economist gets his Japanese booze ad pulled, and Japan’s push to adopt ammonia as a green resource. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.Follow: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.comShow NotesOMGWTFWant to spruce up your bike helmet? Switch over to Oshare-heruJAPAN BUSINESSEconomist who advocated mass suicide pulled from Kirin adTOWARDS EQUALITY: Mercari official deciphers unexplained pay gapSOCIETY 5.0Japan prof. probes strengths, weaknesses of rapidly evolving AI tr

ON PODCAST 141…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTThe AI Sector gets weird in Japan’s Normie World, Tokyo metro to setup new missile shelter, and facial recognition continues to expand in Japan’s medical fields. Strap in, you are living in Interesting Times. Show NotesODDTokyo to create missile shelter in Azabu-Juban subway station  JAPAN BUSINESSBOJ discusses an end to negative interest ratesHonda Unveils Japan's First Plug-In Rechargeable Hydrogen Fuel Cell VehiclePushed into corner, Yamaha set to return to domestic productionSOCIETY 5.0Artificial intelligence generates sentences from messages received...Yu Kashii reads out an unstoppable ``love AI novel'' JNIshikawa/Kaga City completes admission to hospitals using MynaCard and facial recognition JN

ON PODCAST 140…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTThe “Eat the Bugs” Market is failing in Japan, BRICS’ De-dollarisation campaign is affecting Japan, and Japan is facing its own internal Supply Chain War. Strap in — You are living in Interesting Times.Follow the host, Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comShow NotesOMGWTFJapan-bound US plane makes safe emergency landing in LA after losing tire on takeoffEAT THE BUGSHigh school students develop eco-friendly feed using crickets; UN-recommended protein source for chickensEating crickets is at a crossroads due to headwinds; high hopes, deep-rooted resistance / AichiDEDOLLAR/BITCOINKremlin Reveals Plans to Create a "Politics-Free" BRICS

New Glass & Laser Tech in Japan that could be used for Power Generation, the promises of Dystopia as a Service, and Japan’s plan to bolster its migration influx after meeting and donating to the IOM. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comShow NotesIT'S OMGWTF!Japan, Swiss scientists create glass that generates electric current Project Silica (Microsoft Femtosecond Laser Storage)SOCIETY 5.0Tokyo subway installs clear translation screen before 2025 eventsItochu and SoftBank Invest in Pioneering Nuclear Fusion Startup BLFInstitute for AI and Beyond Leads Discussions at AI House Davos During the World Economic Forum - SoftBank News. Bringing IT closer to home.

A dive into AI Drone Swarms in Japan, AI Shinkansens, and Digitization gone wrong in the case of a foreigner being arrested with the wrong/right ID.Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comIT'S OMGWTF!Baby Bird Reincarnation sofa bedSOCIETY 5.0Japan firms look to AI to bolster disaster prevention and mitigationAutomate Shinkansen track inspection with vision AI box equipped with FPGA-based SOMShin-Idemitsu and DXYZ introduce facial recognition platform “FreeiD” to the first existing condominium in the Kyushu regionTokyo police mistakenly arrest Filipino man for allegedly overstayingMeta CEO Zuckerberg meets Japan PM Kishida in Tokyo to discuss AIDigitalization drive proving tough for Japanese school teachersFirst drone p

ON PODCAST 137…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT A Survey About Japanese Excrement, Innovations in Medical AI Tech, and how Japanese youngsters are seeking opportunity abroad.Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comSHOW NOTESIT'S OMGWTF!People in Japan more worried about smell of others' excrement than their own: surveySOCIETY 5.0AI system supports diagnosis of intractable and rare diseases, free website now available口座開設、マイナ搭載スマホで完結　25年夏までに - 日本経済新聞Japan firms look to AI to bolster disaster prevention and mitigationUber starts delivering food in Tokyo, solving delivery manpower shortage with robots

ON PODCAST 136…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … We look at how the weaponization of the US Dollar is affecting Japan, the Supply Chain Wars and Japan’s place in securing supply and demand, and Japanese robots made out of meat. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comShow NotesDEDOLLARhttps://www.herald.co.zw/brics-states-ditch-usd-in-95pc-of-trade/SUPPLY CHAIN WARMost Japan fishing groups hit by China import ban over Fukushima rowU.S.-led Indo-Pacific deal on supply chain resilience takes effectJapan diversifying seafood export destinations after China ban

ON PODCAST 134…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … We deep dive on Facial Recognition Tech in Kyushu, Japan re-emerging as a chip hub, and how China’s scorched-earth policy in its real-estate market could be part of the Supply Chain Wars. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comTOPIC LISTIT'S OMGWTF!Watch that melted during atomic blast over Hiroshima sells for more than $31,000SOCIETY 5.0Marubeni tests facial recognition payments on local transportation on Kumamoto city streetcarsTrial/NEC collaboration “face recognition” demonstration experimentFacial recognition cash register is efficient as you can pay by looking into the camera for 1-2 seconds...Trial HD and NEC

ON PODCAST 134…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … We discuss new uses of Facial Recognition and QR Codes in Japan, the Last Naked Man Festival in Japan, and the importance of Localizing AI Infrastructure. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comShow Notes Ep. 134IT'S OMGWTF!Japan's horrible opinion titlesSOCIETY 5.0Public servant uses QR codes for safety on Tokyo subway systemA Conversation with the Founder of NVIDIA: Who Will Shape the Future of AI?Sanyodo Shoten Toyota store opens unmanned at night, adopts facial recognition, opens 24 hours, plans to open 5 stores by March next yearDEPOPULATION / MIGRATIONJapan to boost child allowances to tackle falling bi

ON PODCAST 133…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … We discuss breakthrough research that turns your DNA into Computer Storage, Pig Organs for Human Transplants, and how Japan’s reliance on Foreign Technology is creating Digital Trade Deficits. Strap in. You are living in Interesting Times.Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comShow Notes Ep. 133IT'S OMGWTF!Japan produces 1st pigs designed for organ transplantsSOCIETY 5.0Japan Takes a Leap into the Future with Its First Metaverse High SchoolWakayama Signs Pact on Flying CarsResearchers design a processor from DNA — microfluidic chip completes math calculations and also stores data in DNAJAPA

ON PODCAST 132…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … We discuss the status of Facial Recognition Technology in Japan, plans for Hydrogen Infrastructure for Japan, and some issues with migration and depopulation from a rational perspective. Strap in! You are living in Interesting Times.Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comShow Notes for 132IT'S OMGWTF!Half-naked men doused with cold water on mad dash through Japan city in unique festivalSOCIETY 5.0I tried Japan's first "facial recognition vending machine" | What is the background behind DyDo Drinko's development?保育現場の膨大な手作業を自動化する「顔認証AI解錠システム」（BCN） - Yahoo!ニュース (Facial Recognition)SUPPLY CHAIN

DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT… We discuss Japan’s crazy business numbers, AI Babysitters for Japanese Cars, and Edible Cricket businesses that are declaring bankruptcy (VICTORY!).Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comSHOW NOTES EP. 131IT'S OMGWTF!Undersea wine aging hoped to boost southwestern Japan island economyJAPAN BUSINESSSoftBank Group marks return to profit as it cuts Vision Fund lossesJapan's total debt swells to record ¥1,286.45 tril in 2023SOCIETY 5.0Japan firms unveil prototype model of robots that can babysit in car