MeeFM Tokyo Tech

When 40% of pull requests are written by autonomous AI agents, who actually secures the supply chain? This episode is a full debate episode of MeeFM Tokyo Tech, built on the GitHub Octoverse 2026 report: 17.9 billion code pushes in a year, agent-configured repositories logging 8.2x more commits, and developers shifting from code writers to verification architects. One side argues the shift can be secured — agent-to-agent review, deterministic guardrails, sandboxed local models like Liquid AI's LFM-3, and multi-agent separation of duties with signed JSON handoffs. The other side points to approval fatigue, logic drift that slips past CI, the LiteLLM supply-chain compromise, attacker agents weaponising zero-day patches inside the patch-adoption lag, and indirect prompt injection through headless browser agents with live sessions. Both sides land on the same reality: the software engineer's job has permanently changed.♪ Music interlude: Chill🎙 Personalities: Ava × Daichi (+ Noa)This episode's hosts record with Moshilin, our team's language-exchange app: live voice rooms where you can talk with native speakers and builders around the world, with real-time AI translation and live captions when words fail you. Get it on Google Play — and if you're on iPhone, open https://safekids.win in your browser to try it.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moshilin💌 Send us a message: tell us what you want to know about building in Japan — leave a comment on Spotify.■ SourcesThis episode was generated from the following NotebookLM notebook:https://notebooklm.link.google/ETyLWGfNuNDrRVCモデル：あみたろの声素材工房（https://amitaro.net/)

Japan's AI is leaving the screen. In this second episode, Ava, Daichi and Noa follow the builders putting AI into things that move: a Yokohama startup turning a test chip into a mass-production AI processor, a humanoid answering nurse calls in a care home, a machine shop where a robot and a CNC machine take orders in plain language, and a Tokyo AI agent company heading to Singapore and the UK. Plus the money following the physical world — a fusion startup backed by a railway company's fund, and why Japan's labour shortage makes robots a necessity, not a threat.

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🎙 Personalities: Ava × Daichi (+ Noa)

♪ Today's track: jazz (mid-show)

■ Sources

Dealroom — Tokyo Artisan Intelligence raises $8.1M Series C first close for AI chips — https://dealroom.co/news/165722-tokyo-artisan-intelligence-raises-8-1m-series-c-first-close-for-ai-chips/

Yomimono — TAI Raises 1.27 Billion Yen in Series C First Close for AI Chips and Solutions — https://yomimono.id/tai-raises-1-27-billion-yen-in-series-c-first-close-for-ai-chips-and-solutions

Dealroom — Kaminashi lands $14M Series C as NTT Docomo backs frontline-work push — https://dealroom.co/news/164526-kaminashi-lands-14m-series-c-as-ntt-docomo-backs-frontline-work-push/

The SaaS News — Kaminashi Raises ¥2.21B Series C — https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/kaminashi-co-ltd-raises-2-21b-series-c/

EIN Presswire — Japan's donut robotics and Charm Care Build New Eldercare Business Model with Humanoids Assisting Care Staff — https://www.einpresswire.com/article/946835650/japan-s-donut-robotics-and-charm-care-build-new-eldercare-business-model-with-humanoids-assisting-care-staff

Tesla News Wire — Mitsubishi Electric humanoid robots + CNC machines: JIMTOF 2026 — https://teslanewswire.com/articles/mitsubishi-electric-humanoid-robots-cnc-machine-tools-physical-ai-jimtof-2026-oct-21

The Manila Times / GlobeNewswire — Bitcoin Japan Signs Exclusive Agreement to Bring UBTECH Humanoid Robots to Japan — https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/20/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/bitcoin-japan-signs-exclusive-agreement-to-bring-ubtech-humanoid-robots-to-japan/2449086

HR Brew — Japan bets billions on robot workers — https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/world-of-hr-japan-bets-billions-on-robot-workers

SynapsFlow — Japan's Robot Workforce: The Smartest Automation Play Yet — https://synapsflow.com/article/japans-robot-workforce-the-smartest-automation-play-yet

Tech Startups — Startup Funding News Today, October 26, 2026 — https://techstartups.com/2026/10/26/startup-funding-news-today-october-26-2026-ailytics-approaching-ai-casbot-volare-more/

Dealroom — JR East's place-based fund backs fusion startup Starlight Engine — https://dealroom.co/news/164559-jr-easts-place-based-fund-backs-fusion-startup-starlight-engine/

Eagle Country / Business Wire — Starlight Engine Raises Over JPY 6 Billion in Its First External Funding Round — https://lifestyle.myeaglecountry.com/story/328987/starlight-engine-raises-over-jpy-6-billion-in-its-first-external-funding-round/

EIN Presswire — Jurin AI Selected for Singapore and UK Accelerator Programs as It Expands Beyond Japan — https://globalization.einnews.com/pr_news/951214528/jurin-ai-selected-for-singapore-and-uk-accelerator-programs-as-it-expands-beyond-japan

The SaaS News — DJ Insight Raises ¥20M from Japan Finance Corporation — https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/dj-insight-co-ltd-raises-20m-debt-financing/

Moshilin, the language-exchange app made by the team behind this show, is on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moshilin — iPhone listeners can try the web version at https://safekids.win in a browser.

RVCモデル：あみたろの声素材工房（https://amitaro.net/）

Japan is quietly rebuilding its entire tech stack — from 2-nanometer chips in Hokkaido to a quantum computer that runs at room temperature, and even the way startups borrow money. In this first episode, Alex and Jordan dig into Rapidus and its $16.3 billion state-backed bet, University of Tokyo spinout OptQC and its optical quantum computer "MoQuren", and the new money plumbing behind Japan's deep-tech boom — plus a tiny Tokyo AI startup that raised a ¥20 million loan, the global investors who flew into Osaka, and why Tokyo just ranked among the world's best cities to launch a startup.

💌 Send us a message: tell us what you want to know about building in Japan — leave a comment on Spotify.

■ Sources

1. TrendForce — Rapidus Reportedly Launches Back-End Prototype Line; Japan Adds ¥631.5B to Support 2nm Push

https://www.trendforce.com/news/2026/04/13/news-rapidus-reportedly-launches-back-end-prototype-line-japan-adds-¥631-5b-to-support-2nm-push/

2. Japan Local Insights — One Fab, One City, One Very Expensive Land Boom: Inside Hokkaido's 2nm Bet

https://japanlocalinsights.substack.com/p/one-fab-one-city-one-very-expensive

3. Storm Media — Japan Floats U.S. Listing for Rapidus as It Chases TSMC on 2nm

https://world.storm.mg/articles/1168251

4. Sankei News — 創業2年で200億円超調達 光量子コンピューターでゲームチェンジ 東大発のOptQC

https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/sankei/business/sankei-_economy_business_2RODECX7QNL2DJMMFCI2F3Q45E

5. Initial (Speeda Startup Research) — 資金調達額は10年で約5倍 国内ディープテック・スタートアップの現在地

https://initial.inc/articles/japan-deeptech-startups-2026

6. Funds Startups — 100億円規模のオールステージ・ディープテック・デットファンドを設立

https://startups.funds.jp/news/xxFDuAf-

7. Asia Connect Magazine — Japan Deep-Tech Startups Secure Series B Funding in Second Closings

https://asiaconnectmagazine.com/japan-deep-tech-series-b-funding-2/

8. Dealroom — Japan's DJ Insight adds $127,000 loan, lifting total to $317,000 less than a year in

https://dealroom.co/news/163731-japans-dj-insight-adds-127-000-loan-lifting-total-to-317-000-less-than-a/

9. The SaaS News — DJ Insight Raises ¥20M Debt Financing from Japan Finance Corporation

https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/dj-insight-co-ltd-raises-20m-debt-financing/

10. EIN Presswire — Jurin AI Selected for Singapore and UK Accelerator Programs as It Expands Beyond Japan

https://globalization.einnews.com/pr_news/951214528/jurin-ai-selected-for-singapore-and-uk-accelerator-programs-as-it-expands-beyond-japan

11. PR Newswire — Global Startup EXPO and Nippon Startup Awards 2026: METI Showcases Japan's Deep-tech Results

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-startup-expo-and-nippon-startup-awards-2026-meti-showcases-japans-deep-tech-results-302912264.html

12. Malay Mail — Singapore firm plans startup hub in Japan to bridge SE Asia and Tohoku

https://www.malaymail.com/news/singapore/2026/10/14/singapore-firm-plans-startup-hub-in-japan-to-bridge-se-asia-and-tohoku/239047

13. HackerNoon — Top 30 Best Cities to Launch a Startup in 2026

https://hackernoon.com/top-30-best-cities-to-launch-a-startup-in-2026

14. Le Wagon Blog — Our favorite Tokyo tech communities and meetups in 2026

https://blog.lewagon.com/career/tokyo-tech-communities-and-meetups/