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JAPAN WUT A.I. MUSIC PODCAST 10 "Nu-Jazzercise"

Get ready to groove with our Nu-Jazz Fitness Podcast! Sizzling tracks fuse soulful Nu-Jazz vibes with heart-pumping jazzercise energy. Tune in, sweat, and strut like a cosmic cardio king!

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 219 "Populism & Technocracy Surge in Post-Covid Japan"

Dive into the surge of populism & technocracy in post-Covid Japan with our latest episode. We unpack Sanseito’s rise, Team Mirai’s tech-driven vision, and the LDP’s historic loss. Where do people go if they have no home? #JapanElection #Populism #Technocracy
Based on the 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election results, here are all parties that won seats, including Team Mirai, with their respective seats, votes, and percentage of votes cast:

  1. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP): 38 seats, 12.81 million votes, 21.6%

  2. Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP): 26 seats, 7.40 million votes, 12.5%

  3. Democratic Party for the People (DPP): 17 seats, 7.62 million votes, 12.9%

  4. Sanseito: 14 seats, 7.43 million votes, 12.5%

  5. Komeito: 12 seats, 5.21 million votes, 8.8%

  6. Japan Innovation Party (Ishin): 8 seats, 4.85 million votes, 8.2%

  7. Japanese Communist Party (JCP): 4 seats, 3.56 million votes, 6.0%

  8. Reiwa Shinsengumi: 3 seats, 2.67 million votes, 4.5%

  9. Team Mirai: 1 seat, 1.40 million votes, 2.6%

JAPAN WUT AI MUSIC PODCAST 9 "TOKYO REGGAE NIGHTS"

Japan’s summer heat is here, and so is The Japan Wut Podcast! Dropping our second AI-crafted reggae & ska music episode to vibe with the season. Tune in for chill beats and island feels!

#JapanWutPodcast #Reggae #Ska #SummerVibes

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 218 "PHILANTHROPIC CUTLASS"

JAPAN WUT A.I. MUSIC PODCAST 8 "TOKYO TRIPPIN REGGAE & SKA"

Dive into the vibes of AI-generated Ska & Reggae! From skanking beats to chill rasta rhythms, we explore the future of music creation. Listen now and join the groove! #AImusic #Ska #Reggae

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 217 "ORGAN ON A CHIP"

JAPAN WUT AI MUSIC PODCAST 7 "SYNTHWAVE 2.0"

Dive into the AI Music Podcast Experiment! Explore cutting-edge AI music generation with Synthwave 2.0. Discover mind-blowing, AI-crafted tunes that redefine what great music can be. #AIMusic #Synthwave #MusicInnovation

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 216 "JAPAN, CHINA, AND IRAN"

How are Japan and China mitigating energy risks amid the Iran Situation? What’s going on with Japan’s 5G Infrastructure? Can Tourism Surveillance be the answer to Over Tourism?

#War #SupplyChains #5G 

Show Notes

Breakthrough 5G Railway Test on Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line 

JAPAN AI Slashes Press Release Creation Time with In-House AI Agent

5G mmWave Coverage Enhancement in Nishi-Shinjuku

China-build 1043-meter tunnel of KKH project completed

Israeli strikes one more challenge for new China-Iran rail corridor

JAPAN WUT MUSIC AI PODCAST 6 "ASIA PSYCHEDELICA"

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The Saffron Wraiths on Japan Wut AI Music Podcast 6: Asia Psychedelica. Gritty riffs, funky drums, Khmer mysticism. Japanese-Cambodian band blends Sabbath & Cambodian rock. Survived guitarist's '90 shoe-itis death. #AsiaPsychedelica

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 216 "AI-CARBON SURVEILLANCE"

JAPAN WUT A.I. MUSIC PODCAST 5 "SWAMPY SECONDS"

🎸🥁 Japan Wut Podcast — AI-powered music in Tokyo, blending gritty swamp rock with driven breakbeat instrumentals. Making BGM Great Again on the cutting-edge of AI music generation! #AIMusic #SwampRock #Breakbeat #TokyoVibes #Suno 

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 215 "GOAL EIGHT"

We compare Japan’s GOAL 8 in Weather Manipulation and China’s Brain Computer Interface Ambitions to see if SDG/ESG initiatives are behind Japan’s move to become a multicultural society.

SHOW NOTES

SOCIETY 5.0 

Moonshot: Gaol 8: Vision of Society in 2050 (Illustration)

ECONOMY

Prices in Japan for more than 1,900 food items to rise in June

Japan's real wages drop for 4th month in April

Japan’s births mark record low in 2024, plummet below 700,000

BIRTHS/DEATHS/PPL DOWN IN JAPAN

2017: Difference: 946,065 - 1,340,433 = -394,368

2018: Difference: 918,400 - 1,362,470 = -444,070

2019: Difference: 865,239 - 1,381,098 = -515,859

2020: Difference: 840,835 - 1,372,755 = -531,920

2021: Difference: 811,622 - 1,439,856 = -628,234

2022: Difference: 770,747 - 1,582,033 = -811,286

2023: Difference: 758,631 - 1,575,936 = -817,305

2024: Difference: 686,061 - 1,605,298 = -919,237

JAPAN WUT A.I. MUSIC PODCAST 4 "SWAMP ROCK IN JAPAN"

“Swamp Rock” is a chicken-picking, resonator shifting collection of blues-inspired jams set in Japan’s marshes, swamps, and brackish lakes. Explore the State-of-the-Art in AI music. Do you like it, or hate it?

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 214 “A.I. WATER”

JAPAN WUT PODCAST 185 "AI REAPER"


ON PODCAST 185

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Is it wise to invest in nuclear power and AI? Why did a Japanese funeral home implement a funeral ChatBot for LGBTQ funerals? What will happen to Japan as the BRICS rise?

SHOW NOTES

NUCLEAR

NVIDIA-backed Japan-based Ubitus to build AI data center near nuclear power plant

Japan's oldest reactor OK'd to operate beyond 50 years

SOCIETY 5.0

Toyota Unveils Hydrogen Cartridges, Energy Storage at Japan Mobility Show

Digital wage payments start in Japan via PayPay in cashless drive

Polimill implements specialized AI switching function in production version of generative AI tool for local governments and government ministries

What is data governance? Explaining the difference between data governance and data management, as well as the benefits and points to note for companies

Toyota's top scientist considers applying generative AI to autonomous driving

Pizza Hut releases 130% cheese "AI Pizza" using "Taste AI" to find the golden ratio... "Optimal Taste Solution" The best match for fried oysters is "ponzu"!

Tobu Sports introduces "GYM DX" provided by Opt Fit, an AI surveillance camera for gyms, realizing an unmanned women's gym and establishing a new management model

Nishida Funeral Home introduces the latest AI chatbot to provide 24-hour support for funeral-related questions


DEDOLLAR

BRICS launches demo of its new payment system

Russia to Host Landmark BRICS Summit in Ongoing Bid to Reshape World Order

BRICS is a response to the ‘odious’ Western system – former Pentagon official

Russia & Iran almost fully rely on national currencies in trade – Kremlin

Japan Wut 160 "AI COUNTRY SUPERSTARS"


ON PODCAST 160

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While Japan’s crematoriums are under the influence of Chinese money, Japan rolls out its AI crime prevention technology to Latin America, but is it too late to curb China’s expansion into the Pacific? Meanwhile, AI Country Music might end up as the real winner with a bevy of new Generated Stars.


SHOW NOTES

JAPAN

Kanagawa Prefecture Aikawa Town: Three chicken coops burn down at a chicken farm, killing about 45,000 chickens (神奈川 愛川町 養鶏場で鶏舎3棟焼け約4万5000羽死ぬ|NHK 首都圏のニュース)

Chinese money in Japanese Crematoriums) 中国資本傘下の火葬場「東京博善」またも値上げ。東京23区内でシェア7割、商売敵も皆無でやりたい放題かと募る都民の不満 | マネーボイス

SOCIETY 5.0

A Novel Solution to Public Security: Japan’s AI-Based Crime Prediction | The Government of Japan

世界初!ENEOSとPreferred Networksが、AI技術による原油処理装置の自動運転を開始

Self-driving bus crashes after switching to manual mode to overtake Yahiko village


DEDOLLAR

China's Sinopec To Build Gas Pipelines For Saudi Aramco In $1-Billion Deal

CHINA

The Jiangnan military shipyard in #Shanghai is now building the following warships:

  • 2 helicopter carriers Type 075 & Type 076

  • Type 055 large destroyers / cruisers.

  • Type 054A frigates

  • Type 052DL destroyers

  • 3 Coast Guard ships

  • Jiangnan is one of 2 military shipyards in Shanghai. The other one is the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard.

  • The Jiangnan military shipyard built China's 3rd aircraft carrier, the Fujian.


SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

China eyes Sea of Japan access via Russia-North Korea border river

North Korean Tankers spotted at Russia’s Vostochny Port; Brazen Oil Product Smuggling Becomes the Norm



Japan Wut 138 "AI Drone Swarm"

Japan Wut 116 "AI Moats" (Audio Corrected)

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We discuss drive through drugstores, how AI solutions used by regular Japanese people are being demonized as misinformation while the G7 (headed by Japan) seeks to regulate the AI ecosystem, and how Japan is using the cheap yen as an excuse to bow out of military spending. Strap in! You are living in interesting times.

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PHOTOS FOR SHOW 116

Japan Wut 116 "AI Moats"

N THIS INSTALLMENT…

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We discuss drive through drugstores, how AI solutions used by regular Japanese people are being demonized as misinformation while the G7 (headed by Japan) seeks to regulate the AI ecosystem, and how Japan is using the cheap yen as an excuse to bow out of military spending. Strap in! You are living in interesting times.

Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram
Official Website:
matthewpmbigelow.com



PHOTOS FOR SHOW 116

Japan Wut 103 "Dementia Bowels"

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