Japan Wut 132 "Face in the Machine"

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 CHAINJapan to spur clean hydrogen production with $20bn in subsidiesU.S.-led Indo-Pacific supply chain deal to take effect on Feb. 24 ｜ Kyodo NewsDEPOPULATION / MIGRATIONOsaka nursery going extra mile to stop Vietnamese kids falling behindFrom violence to cost, Japanese egg farmer cites problems with foreign trainee program