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Show Notes
ON THIS INSTALLMENT…
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… We discuss a robot worker killing a human worker in South Korea, economic inconsistencies on why Japan is doing so great and bad at the same time, and how the Philippines is moving away from China’s BRI and toward Japan’s and the US’ wide open arms.
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Show Notes for Episode 117
SOCIETY 5.0
Japan eyes $13bn in aid for chips, generative AI in stimulus budget
An industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea
Japan
Japan's April-Sept current surplus triples to record ¥12.7 tril
Japan household spending down for 7th month in Sept. as wages slide
Germany set to overtake Japan as 3rd-largest economy
Kishida announces stimulus package of 17 trillion yen
Albert Edwards: "Will The BOJ Fiasco Be The Straw That Breaks The Back Of US Debt"
Japan's green transition bonds find 'more open-minded' investors
EAT THE BUGS
CHINA
Why the Philippines is exiting the Belt and Road
Valued at $1B, Kai-Fu Lee's LLM startup unveils open source model
China’s AI Regulations and How They Get Made - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
SGOTW