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What are the benefits of transplanting pig organs into human fetuses in Japan? Why is Hiroshima introducing self-driving ships? Where are Japan's eco-youth activists getting their ideas?SHOW NOTESYouths argue for right to live on safe planet in climate suit against Japan firmsJapan launches flagship H3 rocket carrying defense satelliteNUCLEARReactor in Japan's 2011 disaster area halted just days after restartSOCIETY 5.0Japan-1st organ 'xenotransplant' for fetuses with kidney disease proposed by research teamToyota, NTT to invest $3.3 billion on development of AI platformRivasta develops a system that uses facial recognition to control entrance and exit using the technician's own smartphoneFukuoka greengrocer uses facial recognition to shut out shopliftersAutonomous driving and platooning BRT demonstration experimentKubota increases yields with automated farm machinery, reducing base station position error to 3cm[Evening Scoop]Eight Knot, a startup developing autonomous ship operation technology, has signed an agreement with Osakikamijima Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, to introduce an autonomous passenger and cargo transport service and verify its effectiveness.India's TCS has thousands of engineers to build AI software for JapanGPS-equipped shoes that allow AI robots to pinpoint the location of wandering elderly people Promoting the appeal of nursing workPicking success rate of 94.5%... Toshiba develops new AI technology for logistics robots to automate logistics sitesSUPPLY CHAIN WARJapan gov't-backed agency opens Kyiv office to promote trade, businessWary of Japan's 'Asian NATO' proposal, neighboring countries stick with web of alternatives to deter ChinaJapan and EU announce security and defense partnershipCHINAChinese navy holds first dual aircraft carrier drills in South China SeaChina says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday