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… We discuss a robot worker killing a human worker in South Korea, economic inconsistencies on why Japan is doing so great and bad at the same time, and how the Philippines is moving away from China’s BRI and toward Japan’s and the US’ wide open arms.

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Show Notes for Episode 117

SOCIETY 5.0

Japan eyes $13bn in aid for chips, generative AI in stimulus budget

An industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea

Japan

Japan's April-Sept current surplus triples to record ¥12.7 tril

Japan household spending down for 7th month in Sept. as wages slide

Germany set to overtake Japan as 3rd-largest economy 

Kishida announces stimulus package of 17 trillion yen

Albert Edwards: "Will The BOJ Fiasco Be The Straw That Breaks The Back Of US Debt"

Japan's green transition bonds find 'more open-minded' investors

Massive trove of ancient coins dug up in Gunma Prefecture | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Japan whaling mother ship calls it a day amid industry stupor　 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

EAT THE BUGS

東京で「ザザムシ」新メニュー提供　上農高生が創作　長野県

CHINA

Why the Philippines is exiting the Belt and Road

Valued at $1B, Kai-Fu Lee's LLM startup unveils open source model

Asia’s first Gay Games to kick off in Hong Kong, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

China’s AI Regulations and How They Get Made - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

SGOTW

Vietnamese people have the highest number of foreigners arrested, surpassing Chinese people, background such as disappearance of trainees