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… Matt discusses turning Japanese bullet trains into baseball bats, the importance of infiltration before launching a war in respect to Japan’s reliance on the USA, and a proposed Japan Society 5.0 Boat that converts the oceans into hydrogen energy for the future no one asked for.

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SHOW NOTES FOR EP. 102

NEW PRODUCT

NEW PRODUCT (Shinkansen Baseball bat)

SOCIETY 5.0

Fujitsu deploys AI customer service solution for field trials at supermarket chain in Japan

Less lost in translation: Foreigners get high-tech help in Tokyo's baffling Shinjuku rail hub

Wind Hunter Project ~ Zero-Emission Project with Wind Propulsion and Hydrogen

MOL to sponsor Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition on Theme ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives’

WAR

China wants to mobilise entire nation in counter-espionage

Two US Navy sailors charged with giving Chinese spies secret military info

ECONOMY

Japan's Jan.-June farm exports hit record amid waning COVID impact

Japan in Japan

Japan is deporting illegal immigrants

Hiroshima, 1951. Six years after after the atomic bombing. 

Japanese high school kids average 12% correct answers in English oral test

Japan eyeing Fukushima water release at the end of August | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

LGBTQ

Tokyo entertainment complex remodels restroom to remove gender-neutral setup

EAT THE BUGS

Learn about "future food" through eating insects during summer vacation! “Future Cricket Lab Stick Gyoza Kit” Release Commemorative Campaign will be held until August 13th (Sun)

[Kashiwa City Council Election 2023 Candidate List Pledge] Don't let children eat crickets

COVID

Japanese life expectancy falls in 2022 for 2nd straight yr

Japan approved 1st locally-developed mRNA Covid-19 vaccine. What about Korea?

New Evidence Suggests Vaccinated Can Transmit Covid-19 Vax Antibodies Through The Air

HIGH OR NOT HIGH

Last orders: North Korean restaurants close their doors across Southeast Asia

CHINA

Zoom Updates Terms to Use Customer Data for AI Training With No Opt-Out