Pretty cool, #netflix in #japan are using #ai to #generate #anime #background #images https://mosfet.net/new-netflix-animated-.. You might think this reduces #jobs , but there is a massive #labour #shortage in the #animation #industry .
#coinbase is shutting down its #services in #japan https://news.bitcoin.com/coinbase-shutti.. Some have speculated it's because of #japanese #regulation , but I suspect it is to do with #japanese #government #bonds . #coinbase could be dragged under by the #japanese #government and all the #execs get #jailed anyway.
Looks like #japan might be about to bring this whole #houseofcards down by losing control of their #government issued #bonds https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/jim-gr.. If they do they will experience complete and utter economic collapse, and likely trigger a *real* #global #recession .
Looks like the #bank of #japan are having some serious issues with controlling their #bond #market https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/boj-lo.. Also here: https://web.archive.org/web/202301130212.. It has significantly crashed against the #us #dollar , it could be the first signs of a coming #recession .
#northkorea could soon really turn into quite a #nuclear #threat https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/i.. Them firing #missiles over #japan is quite #unacceptable .
#japan is now stopping further #covid 19 #vaccinations and dumping old #astrazeneca #doses https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/202.. People are getting mad about these #shots going to "waste", but they are #expired . Also it shows that #covid is really not a problem anymore.
Oh wow, the #former #japanese #pm was #killed at a #political #event in #japan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog.. Apparently it was a 41 year old man with a #homemade #weapon . Damn.
Well shit, #japan just #claimed the #southern #kurils as their #sovereign #territory https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/stat.. It's a #contested #area currently under #russian control which the #japanese lay claim to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_Isla.. With #russia under heavy #sanctions and heavily #committed to #ukraine and #syria , they will be forced to further #diversify their #efforts across multiple #battlefields ... Big stuff!
Apparently #russia is now #invading the #airspace of #sweden and #japan https://youtube.com/watch?v=A1j0xH52Nxk Kind of #concerning giving all that is happening.
Interesting that #japan 's #toyota is hit with a #cyberattack just as #russia #invades #ukraine and #japan join in blocking #russian #banks from #swift https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/toyota.. I #suspect they are getting #attacked by either #russia or #china who would be #incentivized to take #advantage of this #situation ...
Good on #japan for not stepping down against increasing #chinese #aggression https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/j.. If you don't stand up to #china 's #ccp , they will continue to keep slicing away until there is nothing left to #defend ... I'm surprised #russia was so willing to get into bed with them though, I was really hoping that #putin would pick a different path.
Interesting, it appears that #japan are openly #threatening #damage to the #chinese #economy if #china 's #ccp continue to push a #pla #invasion of #taiwan https://www.lotuseaters.com/japans-warns.. We'll see if that's strong enough language. As the #article says, the #ccp already said they would " #nuke Japan off the face of the Earth" in July.
Wow, not only does #japan still carry out #executions by #hanging but they also do them *same day* https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-5917.. That's pretty crazy. Only a few hours to get your #affairs in order! I don't suppose that this 2 year pause in executions wasn't in part due to the #covid #pandemic ... They should seriously consider suspending the practice indefinitely. The #state being able to #decide life or death is pretty dangerous stuff.
Ouch, #birthrates in the #uk are now well below #replacement rates: https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/fertil.. In the #longterm - this means that unless corrected, we will experience a large #ageing #population like #japan and #china has.
A lot of #fighting #talk from #biden regarding #defending the #japanese #islands https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/b.. Apparently #china might be pushing to make moves on #japan 's #islands !
Nice, seems like the 6th #generation of #fighter #planes are now getting started in #development https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/09/6th-.. Apparently it could be a #collaboration between #japan , #italy , #sweden and the #uk ...