JAPAN WUT? Podcast

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses Wagyu Beef vending machines, potential phony Chinese car sales, and helpful advances in AI and drone technology being developed in Japan.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Follow Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Show Notes for Ep. 97Wagyu beef vending machine hits the spot in west JapanToyota shareholders reject climate resolution in win for automakerChina is Throwing Away Fields of Electric Cars - Letting them Rot!China Steps Up Game With First "Floating Oil Factory"Japan exports grow unexpectedly on solid car sales, global demand still unevenWhy Taiwan Should Be Included in the US Nuclear UmbrellaFrom Follower to Leader: Japan’s Emergence as a Fully-Fledged Regional Security ActorWSJ News Exclusive | Japan in Talks to Provide Artillery Shells to U.S. to Boost Stocks for UkraineJapan hopes to shore up Philippines' defence amid Taiwan conflict fearsJapan-made semiconductors skirt sanctions to enter RussiaJapan enacts watered-down LGBT understanding lawCricket Eating CompanyFukushima nuclear plant begins tests of wastewater release plan; fishing officials remain opposedCompanies in Japan opting for select offices to work in English  | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and AnalysisKishida cabinet support rate dives to 40.8% from 47%: pollJapan Firms Jumping on Generative AI BandwagonSOE 2023: AI in Eye Care in Japan: Facing the Emerging ChallengesJapan Industrial Robotics Industry to Grow at a CAGR 45.5% from 2022 to 2027New International Standard for Drone Traffic Management SystemsSuccessful Drone Test Shows Potential in Disaster Prevention and Response

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses Japanese AI Lingerie fails, a WEF Report on Women’s Brains in Japan, and how super-technical Japan is full of bellyflops when it comes to paperless infrastructure. For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Follow Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Links Related to Show 96Japan’s “just-born” AI-generated swimsuit/lingerie model’s career/existence is officially overJapan's wholesale prices up 5.1% in May; slowest rise in 2 yearsJapan faces headwinds in drawing foreign workers despite visa changeU.S., Taiwan, Japan drone fleets to share real-time data: reportSubscribe to read | Financial TimesHanwha Ocean Unveils Combat XLUUVQuad needs more muscle to live up to potential: think tankJapan Awards Kawasaki Heavy Industries $243 Million Contract for Homegrown Version of Tomahawk MissileOkinawa police arrest US sailor, Marine on suspicion of trespassing on balconiesStress due to gender issues affecting size of women’s brainsWorld's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in JapanIndividual shown wrong person's pension info on Japan's 'My Number' portal site (CHECK PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL HEADLINES)Japan making efforts to bridge digital divide between young, elderlyToyota puts liquid hydrogen-powered car into 24-hour raceWhere’s the Demand for the Chinese Yuan?Toyota puts liquid hydrogen-powered car into 24-hour race

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses North Korea joining the WHO, why air conditioners are important for executive equity, more edible bug startups, and how Japanese researchers use AI to find geoglyphs in the Nazca Lines.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Follow Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Show 95 NotesSpotCam launches new cloud pet cameraSeoul voices ‘deep regret’ over North Korea’s election to WHO executive boardJapan to invest 15 tril. yen in hydrogen supply for decarbonizationJapan FY2022 tax revenue likely hit record; may reach ¥70 trilJapan seeks over 30% of female executives in key firms by 2030Nikkei jumps to 33-year high on US stock surge, robust jobs dataIndonesia hosts great-power rivals China, US in rare joint naval exercisesJapan, South Korea to speed up talks over pending military issuesJapan to consider allowing tattooed youths to join SDFJapan, U.S., Australia, Philippines vow to boost defense cooperationReport: U.S. Navy Might Use Japanese Repair Yards for U.S. Warships"food tech" using a jelly-like material called "Ninja Paste"AI tools threaten to upend ad industryJapan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn't Apply To AI TrainingFukushima Pref. Develops AI-Based Early Beef Evaluation SystemJapan university, IBM discover 4 additional Nazca Lines figures using AI13% of students in Japan prone to depression due to pandemic: studyJapanese get trained in smiles as masks slowly come off

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt offers advice on gift giving for adults with kids, breaks down the AI industry of investing billions for dumb consumer products loaded with surveillance tech, and discusses a Japanese Parliamentarian who wants to know if his spiraling health condition has anything to do with being triple jabbed.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Follow Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Articles for Ep. 94What If AI Is Only A Cost And Not A Profit Bonanza?My Number Card points sent to wrong recipients in 113 cases | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and AnalysisJapan to enforce crypto anti-money laundering steps from JuneJapan AI startup launches robot for home useJapan's flu season yet to end due to low immunity, end of COVID rulesNHK president apologizes over 'inappropriate' broadcast on Japan's post-vaccine deathsJapan's NHK apologizes over how suspected COVID vaccine deaths were reportedSeven & i president reappointed in proxy fight against U.S. activist fund

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt breaks down the news, positive AI writing, and how the G7 is plagued with losers instead of leaders, while Central Asia seems to be getting their acts together. For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Follow Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Show Notes for Ep. 93WAVLAKE (Bitcoin Music Streaming Service)Insect Vending MachineJapan’s weirdest gadget maker has a new fan just to dry off your legsNew Technology Uses Point Cloud Data to Reproduce Roads and Public Structures in Virtual SpaceJapanese A-bomb survivors worry Zelenskyy's G7 visit overshadows nuclear disarmament messageJAPAN: Rape Crisis Center Denied Funding After Founder Denounced as ‘Transphobic’2 arrested at salon for not having licenses as hairdressers (SGOTW)Xi Hosts Historic China-Central Asia SummitTokyu Kabukicho Tower backtracks on its gender-neutral toilets, rejigging them to appease public

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt talks about convenience stores offering beer on tap, foreign recruits in Japan’s Marine Self Defense Forces, The US Ambassador to Japan’s recent foray into LGBTQ politics in Japan, and some words on Chinese Secret Police Stations in Japan.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Follow Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Ep 92 Show NotesThe Japanese convenience store where you can drink beer on tapJapan and South Korea to link radar systems via U.S. to track North's missiles, report saysSerious crew shortage on MSDF vessels Temporary proposal to recruit foreignersGerman Navy Announces New Pacific Deployments as Global Navy Chiefs Call for More Pacific Cooperation Taiwan Will Defend TSMC From US Bombing in the Event of a China WarAmerican Trans Activist Sues Japanese Government To Recognize Self-Declared Gender Identity, "Lesbian" Marriage[Speaking Out] Expose China's Insidious Secret Police Stations in JapanSelf-driving test of Shinkansen proves successful for JR Tokai | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and AnalysisKishida can’t believe his ears at the sound of him speaking | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and AnalysisJapan's mega solar power projects stalling despite push for renewable energyANA’s net zero project will go wheels up in May from Hiroshima  | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis7,300 health insurance entries erroneously linked to "My Number" IDsSyphilis upward trend continues across Japan after recent record numbersJapanese people urged to travel abroad to help airlines, tourism industryGlobal EV sales to jump 35% to record 14 million units in 2023: IEAJapan's FY2022 current account surplus down 54%31 Japan hotels certified as climate-friendly SDG locations

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt talks about raising kids in challenging times, why AI companies keep showing us crap (see photos) and not the good stuff, and some reasons why NATO is opening up an office in Japan.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Links For Show 91Learn the anatomy of a ramen bowl with new 25-piece 3-D Shoyu Ramen puzzleChina urges 'high vigilance' over NATO expansion in AsiaVietnam seeks safer maritime security partnershipsIs Japan’s military fit for purpose?First of its Kind Submarine Visit Forges RelationshipJapan Is in Dire Need of a Nuclear StrategyEditorial: Remembering the importance of children's voices in line with new Japan law45% of young people in Japan have suicidal thoughts: surveyFEATURE: Japan firms creating cutting-edge tech to make Society 5.0 a reality

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt talks about strange influences on the G7’s AI initiatives, new ramen accessories, a train pervert and how lollygagging is probably not the best strategy amid the recent escalations of conflict.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Show Notes for JW90Japan to lift most COVID-19 border controls from SaturdayJapanese biomass venture using microorganisms to tackle waste disposalG7 agree to pursue 'responsible AI' amid rapid spread of ChatGPT useTARO KONO ROBOTNTT group, Hanshin Expressway study new traffic management using digital technology48 Japanese return to Tokyo after evacuating from SudanJapan's new 5-year ocean policy calls for tougher maritime securityU.S. COVID adviser Fauci among Japan's spring decorations recipientsClever Cup Noodle-only measuring cup becomes instant ramen lovers’ new most-wanted kitchenware

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT… Matt discusses new guidelines that will allow more self-driving trucks and drone deliveries in Japan, how CHAT GPT is making inroads in the Japanese government, and an alleged spy of Chinese origin operating deep in one of Japan’s security agencies. Frequency expert DJO also files a report on the science behind frequencies and the nature of communication.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramJeff aka DJO: https://gab.com/TokyoWatchSHOW LINKS/NOTESJapan’s new tiny ninja capsule toy collection turns your desk into a secret hideoutSame-sex Wedding held a Japanese religious siteJapan's Self-Defense Forces miss recruiting target by more than halfChina has spy in Japan intelligence agency, ex-detainee suggests in bookLowering the psychological hurdle of insect food... Especially important for children's food.Blueprint drafted to set routes for autonomous trucks, drones

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT Matt discusses a Makita portable microwave, that perhaps the anti-Covid measures have pushed certain men toward extremism, with the attempted assassination of JPM Kishida as well as the uptick in disenfranchised youth mucking about in public restaurants. Other topics include AI surveillance, medicine delivered by drone in Japan’s remote areas and the Bank of Japan’s march toward its Central Bank Digital Currency.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Show Notes:Japan to launch new visa track for skilled foreignersG7 foreign ministers agree on unity over China as talks begin in JapanChina auto show highlights intense electric car competitionQR codes become a game: Denso launches free online gamePortable handheld microwave shoots to the top of our cooking gadget wish listWarren Buffett leads global investors into 'cheap' JapanSuspect’s home searched; bag seized at site of Kishida attack | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and AnalysisOpenAI CEO considers opening office in Japan | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT… Matt discusses dumb dumb Pikachu stamps for creepy millenial office workers, think tanker and CIA connected Elbridge Colby's article about Japan and Taiwan in the Nikkei Shimbum, and genetically manipulated radioactive-proof Chinese soldiers (it's NEW!).For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramShow Notes:Spruce up your office with Pikachu date stampsElbridge Colby (Twitter)China's military buildup shows its ambitions go well beyond TaiwanPhoenix Program"Unprecedented" Chinese Genetic Experiment May Lead To Army Of Radiation-Resistant Super SoldiersNTT and NEC collaborate to promote a decarbonized societyJapan had weak basis for ordering 882 mil. COVID vaccine doses: audit

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses a dumb new sleep aid for lonely folk, explains how to use CHAT GPT to help with established translation practices, more bug-eating weirdos, and DJO sends in a segment about how recording frequencies have changed to suit market (and other) needs.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Jeff aka DJO: https://gab.com/TokyoWatchShow Links:Have a good night’s sleep with GoospyASEAN nations meet, discuss dumping US Dollar, Euro for tradeYuan tops euro as Brazil's second currency in foreign reservesForeign Residents in Japan Hit Record 3 M. at End of 2022Silkworm pupa "kaiko dumplings" created by Izumigaoka High School students CHAT GPT SONNETThe translations done, a sloppy disgraceMy eyes ablaze, I fumed with anger and hateI tore apart the words, the grammar, the paceAnd fixed the errors, with a rage that can't abateI swapped "individual judgment" with "damn personal"And "many people said" to "the crowd voiced loud"No more damn vagueness, now sharp as a chiselI made it crystal, with no chance to be bowed"Silent food" now screams "eating without a word"And "acrylic board" as "plastic screen of fear"I've made these damn changes with a sense of revoltFor translations that lack sense, I shed no tearNo more damn slipshod work to be ever seenWith my fixes, I feel like a goddamn queen.

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses a digital product/service for Beyond Millenialism, a new Stupid Gaijin of the Week, delves into some of the worldwide details about a possible upcoming banking crisis and how it might affect those of us in Japan as well as a comparison between Japanese PM Kishida meeting UKrainian PM Zelenskyy vs Putin and Xi’s summit. Strap in. Lots to unpack.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Website / Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramShow Links:Giant signs at Tokyo stations show Hololive talent and human fansSGOTWPorno PoliticianJunior high school on remote Japan island holds graduation ceremony for only studentTrilateral Commission: NWO Year 1Poem for the Trilateral Commission by Nikkei Staff: "In secret meetings, you plan and conspire,To create a new order, of which you aspire.Your goals are unclear, but some see the end,As a world government, with you as its friend."

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses how Pandemic Sakura Cherry Blossoms were better, Laser Weapons in association with Japan’s Weapons Show, and a QAnon-related anti-edible-cricket protest in Tokyo.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Website / Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramShow LinksPanasonic develops a “weak robot” that farts (YouTube Video)Japan and South Korea ties warmDefence and Security Equipment InternationalEdible DroneThe SVB bankruptcy hits Japanese banks harder than Chinese onesRaytheon’s High Energy Laser PlatformPhotos Related to Show

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses Japanese astronauts on Space-X rockets, Stupid Gaijin of the Week, silkworm sashimi, a Japanese UFO town and intelligence officers who work in think tanks that try to get other countries to edge in favor of the American War Machine.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Website / Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramShow Links:Masks off Stay OnOld Lions die of COVID (prolly BS)Brazilian reported for alleged marijuana trafficking in Japan used porch lights as signalsFENDER FLAGSHIP Store to Open in HarajukuHopping mad: Japan's edible bug industry takes giant leap forward Bugs for FishUFO Town

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses: a poll that says most Japanese plan on wearing a mask forever; despite higher Chinese wages are putting off Japanese conglomerates Chinese exports have been soaring since 2019, and delves into some of the writings and teachings of the recently deceased leader of the Happy Science religion and political movement.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Website / Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramShow Links:RADIO GPTBathe in poop with Japan’s latest weirdly wonderful bath bombTo postpone the aging process, keep on driving, article urges seniorsYomiuri Mask PollImages related to the podcast (Conflate where thy must)

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt and DJO discuss the 9 Solfeggio Frequencies. Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Jeff aka DJO: https://gab.com/TokyoWatch

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses the Bank of Japan’s plan to test trial a Central Bank Digital Currency, Japan’s part in the push for war in the Taiwan Strait and some pushback on the push to force bugs into the diet of the Japanese people.For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Website / Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramShow Links:Bank of Japan CBDC TrialLearn about taxes from a talking piece of poop with the Unko Tax Drill textbookChina and Japan square off over arms and balloons at security talksTabletop War Exercise in Taiwan Strait (Japan involved)Japan accepted over 2,300 Ukrainians last year. Is its refugee policy finally changing?You will (not) eat the bugs

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses how the recent “spy balloons” are leading to possible amped up Japanese defense measures, the spread of cricket powder consumption in Japan in the guise of culture, and rise of “Witch Houses” throughout the Land of the Rising Sun.Show NotesJapan to clear way for SDF to shoot down encroaching balloons (Nikkei)Japan and Taiwan should share intel on China balloon threat (Japan Times)Japan’s ‘witch houses’ a sign of a rapidly shrinking population (The Times, archived)For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Website / Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses Japanese researchers responses to the alleged Chinese lasers that recently scanned Hawaii, a QAnon protest in Shinjuku, and what did slain ex-PM Shinzo Abe say in his posthumously released book about US President Donald Trump as they rode in The Beast together through the streets of Roppongi. For photos and additional content, go to the Official Website.Matthew Bigelow: Website / Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt and DJO discuss peak millenialism, Japan’s history of balloon weaponry and its current use of balloons in the telecom industry, and how eggs might help in the fight against COVID — except the eggs are disappearing and potentially being replaced with ungodly insect protein.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram DJO: https://gab.com/TokyoWatchShow Links:Never oversleep again under stern supervision of Threatening Red Panda Nap CushionJapan probing links between Chinese balloon, past flying objectHeat shock kills 3 Koreans during recent visits to Japan’s hot springsJapan Institute of International Affairs “Strategic Annual Report 2022” WEF 15-Minute Cities / Toyota Woven City Updates

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … Matt discusses Japanese wearable beanbag chairs, whale meat vending machines, how AI can stop problematic sushi customers, and the NATO chief’s visit to Japan for some reason. For additional content, photos and videos: matthewpmbigelow.com.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramShow LinksWhale Meat Vending MachineBean Bag ChairSPERM DonatorsAI Laser Bug Zapper

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT…… Matt discusses self-driving cars in Japan, Stupid Gaijins of the Week, Marijuana Legalization in Japan, and cricket croquettes in a Japanese school.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramShow LinksCricket Croquettes in Japan SchoolLegal Japanese WeedJapan’s Population CollapseSelf Driving CarsEx-PM speaks out on Ukraine WarBelow: CSIS YouTube Video and PDF on Taiwan wargaming

DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT… Matt and DJO discuss Japanese Ramen Sneakers (photos here), more nonsense from the World Economic Forum and Japan’s limited presence there, being unmasked in a masked-up world, Japanese and US hypocrisy when it comes to China, and some COVID rants.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Jeff aka DJO: https://gab.com/TokyoWatchShow Links::Dead Whale Demise of the Dolllar? (Nikkei)Agritech / AI

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT… Matt and DJO discuss insane nuclear predictions for Japan in 2023, the myth about ivermectin in Japan, and the many Japanese politicians, corporations and institutions deeply involved in the World Economic Forum, whose founder, Klaus Schwab, wrote the book “Covid-19: The Great Reset”.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Jeff aka DJO: https://gab.com/TokyoWatchSHOW LINKSWEF and JapanNikkei article on how Ukraine war shook Asia

Donate: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTMatt and DJO discuss Japan’s plans to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency, and how it’s generally a bad idea. To better understand how everyone went nuts over the COVID, DJO brings up Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German elite who wrote about the philosophy of stupidity. Get your boosters!Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram Jeff aka DJO: https://gab.com/TokyoWatchShow links:1. Japan CBDC2. Dietrich Bonhoeffer “On Stupdity” (YouTube)

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT… Matt and OneTwenty talk about music for the studio vs music for the live performance, weird seasonal Japanese products, and take a call from a Taiwanese guy who customizes gaming consoles.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram OneTwenty: Instagram

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTAdam Jang, frontman of YETI VALHALLA, calls in from Vietnam to talk about how he made a living playing and recording music through the pandemic and how a knife-wielding, drug addicted Mountain Man inspired the song Mountain Man, which is featured on the podcast.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramAdam Jang: Official Site / Facebook Page / Instagram

On this installment…Donate: Paypal.me/JapanWut… Okinawa Craft Cheese maker John Davis of Okicheese.com returns! He sent a craft cheese basket to the podcast, and we are drinking wine and eating cheese in this episode. We had a blast going through the wide variety of cheeses, including some styles that you need to listen, to believe. For John’s range of craft cheeses, go to okicheese.com. English here.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram OneTwenty: Instagram

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTFuad Alhabshi, frontman of the band Kyoto Protocol, calls in from Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, to talk about making music in a post-COVID world in Malaysia or Japan. He’s also an economist, and we talk about the ins and outs of Asian business culture — where it’s good, and what desperately needs to improve for future generations inheriting a very messy pickle.Matthew Bigelow: Official Site / Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramKyoto Protocol: Instagram

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUTMilitary historian, ex-Marine, former double-agent and conservative pundit Max von Schuler-Kobayashi day drinks with Matt in Asagaya. We talk about the Ukraine war and how its ripple effects will affect Japan. It also appears the Japanese conservative movement knows jack-shit about the reality of geo-politics post 1991. Max explains why.Max: YouTube / Facebook / Twitter / BlogMatthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram

On this installment…Donate: Paypal.me/JapanWut… Okinawa Craft Cheese maker John Davis of Okicheee.com calls in from the Island to talk about turning Japan’s Cheese Desert into a Cheese Paradise. You will want to click that link and look at his range of craft cheeses. English here.Matt and OneTwenty talk about Japan going back to normal again, how COVID and Ukraine are never mentioned together, techno flash mobs, camera tip of the week and the Stupid Gaijin of the Week makes a surprising return.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram OneTwenty: Instagram

On this installment…Donate: Paypal.me/JapanWutMatt and Rory Wilmer (https://rorywilmer.com/) discuss his new book about how social media has taken a dark turn with some light-hearted rabbit holes.Get the book on AmazonMatthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram

On this installment…Donate: Paypal.me/JapanWutMatt and OneTwenty discuss the return of White Women, QR Code Restaurants, Camera Tip of the Week, and drop some music tracks, yo.We thank PRODUCER ADRIAN, for coming in with 3,333 YEN to support the show. The Value for Value system is real. Donate at the link above.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram OneTwenty: Instagram

On this installment, Matt and OneTwenty discuss making music from scratch, NFT values, a camera tip of the week, Ageha — the biggest club in Japan closing — and Matt puts forth his reasons for being an Elon Musk supporter.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram OneTwenty: Instagram Donate: Paypal.me/JapanWut

Matt and One Twenty discuss what the new Omichronic strain would be like, the crazy people we met in Japan, Insect Booze, and the Camera Tip of the Week. Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram OneTwenty: Instagram

Matt and OneTwenty talk about going to Japan's largest NFT auction, Flexing, Black people in facial recognition & Camera Tip of the Week.Matthew Bigelow: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram OneTwenty: Instagram

The roma-emergency has taught OneTwenty and I at least one thing — some gaijins you can trust, others . . . maybe not so much. We also discuss noodle-flavor sodas. It’s a thing. The RONA is winding down and Tokyo is opening up, but we’ve seen this before. Remember: Paranoia does not exist.Follow Matt on TwitterFollow OneTwenty on InstaAmbient Trip-Hop Beatmaker Demsky calls in from Osaka. He’s on tour at the moment, living the life he wants to live, and mitigating the risks to do so. We feature his song, “The Airport” in full. Check out Demsky at: https://soundcloud.com/demsky

Matt and OneTwenty talk about how things are never going back to normal, and that’s why it’s still important to make art. Plus Camera Tips, Stupid Gaijin of the Week, and the bio-pharma security state.Check out OneTwenty’s new track on Spotify.Justin Sachs, the brains behind the live music platform More Than Music calls in to talk about how he’s moving forward with putting together live music projects in The New Times.Spread the Love★iTunes★Spotify★Official Site ★RSSWe love it when you share. And Subscribe. New art every week! #Tokyo #Podcast #Japan #Culture

Matt and OneTwenty discuss what’s the point of keeping art out of politics if everyone’s doing it, OneTwenty’s appearance on Asian Boss YouTube channel, and Really Khalil calls in from Savannah, Georgia to talk about car sex, Carl’s Jr. Onlyfans and his SEC digital entrepreneurship project Music Benefactors.Find Matt on Twitter: @MRBigelow. Find OneTwenty on Instagram: OneTwentyFind Really Khalil on Spotify: Really Khalil★Japan WUT? iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-wut-podcast/id1489848400?l=en★Japan WUT? Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77v5NR6YqKw7DizDA1jOMj★Japan WUT? Official Site: www.matthewpmbigelow.com  ★Japan WUT? RSS: http://www.matthewpmbigelow.com/?format=rss We love it when you share. And Subscribe. New art every week! #Tokyo #Podcast #Japan #Culture

Dionysos, CEO of StarDisk Studios joins OneTwenty and Matt and discuss the power of the media vs. the power of the mind, pro-camera tips, and the stupid gaijin of the week. Follow Michael's Insta: https://instagram.com/onetwenty360 Follow Matt's twitter: https://twitter.com/MRBigelow ★Japan WUT? iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-wut-podcast/id1489848400?l=en  ★Japan WUT? Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77v5NR6YqKw7DizDA1jOMj  ★Japan WUT? Official Site: www.matthewpmbigelow.com  ★Japan WUT? RSS: http://www.matthewpmbigelow.com/?format=rss We love it when you share. And Subscribe. New art every week! #Tokyo #Podcast #Japan #Culture

Welcome back!Matt (Twitter) and Michael OneTwenty (Instagram ) interview Kymera Korpse (Spotify) a southern edm-rap group that has a deep and invested love for all things Black and anime related. We talk Japan anime, music, and how looking at other cultures makes you look at your own. We play and react to “Alligator” by Kymera Korpse.Other than that, we talk about how Michael experienced very weird racism in Okinawa, how lockdowns end and then start again, and theorize about what the Olympics would look like if (OR WHEN?!) they were held on ZOOM, which may or may not be a Chinese surveillance tool used on so many of the world’s corporations.JAPAN WUT? Streaming here, there, and everywhere:★Get it iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-wut-podcast/id1489848400?l=en ★Get it Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77v5NR6YqKw7DizDA1jOMj ★Get it Official Site: www.matthewpmbigelow.com ★Get it RSS: http://www.matthewpmbigelow.com/?format=rss We love it when you share.  And Subscribe. New art every week!#Tokyo #Podcast #Japan #Culture

In Episode 50 OneTwenty (https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) and Matt talk about pandemic cherry blossoms, people going out after the state of emergency, chocolate ramen, songs, a restaurant chain suing the government over lockdown measures, and we begin with COVID-19 Vaccine skepticism. Join Us, Hmmm?DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/japanwut    DONATE: bitcoincash:qzks8qlxrdd3usmltcs6l7m9sqmeg8czrq4pnvgcl3 Matt @MRBigelow /    ★Japan WUT? iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-wut-podcast/id1489848400?l=en  ★Japan WUT? Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77v5NR6YqKw7DizDA1jOMj  ★Japan WUT? Official Site: www.matthewpmbigelow.com ★Japan WUT? RSS: http://www.matthewpmbigelow.com/?format=rss We love it when you share. And Subscribe. New art every week! #Tokyo #Podcast #Japan #Culture

Matt and Michael (https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) discuss the 10 years marking the 3.11 Fukushima Disaster, cultural differences, anal swabs, and cafe drinking drunk girls in the state of emergency in Japan.★Japan WUT? iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-wut-podcast/id1489848400?l=en ★Japan WUT? Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77v5NR6YqKw7DizDA1jOMj ★Japan WUT? Official Site: www.matthewpmbigelow.com ★Japan WUT? RSS: http://www.matthewpmbigelow.com/?format=rss

Matt and Michael OneTwenty go on about: Cheap n Drunk Valentines Days, AI Music Creation, Pro-Photography Tips, Human Music, Radio Maps, Tokyo Olympics and Economy and Trade. Michael drops his new track, and Matt clips a funky jam. Tune in for Japan’s lifestyle podcast. We like it here!Stream, Like, and Share. Hmmmm?★Japan WUT? iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-wut-podcast/id1489848400?l=en ★Japan WUT? Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77v5NR6YqKw7DizDA1jOMj ★Japan WUT? Official Site: www.matthewpmbigelow.com