🎙️ #38 - Technology In Japan

Rick & Shaun discuss Japan's technology vision called Society 5.0, robots, bullet trains and technology toilets. Plus; super fast planes, driverless flying taxis, not so smart lights & Mika the robot.

🎙️ Ep38 of The Big Tech Little Tech Podcast

In the latest episode of Big Tech Little Tech, we discuss Shaun’s recent recce to Japan and the extent to which technology is integrated in every day life. It turned out to be a fun and enlightening episode about how technologically advanced Japan actually is, or isn’t!

We discuss the concept of Japan’s Society 5.0 and how it could shape the future of the nature with an ageing population problem. We cover a range of topics, from technological expectations and societal values to specific experiences with Japanese toilets and the bullet train, aka the Shinkansen.

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ATB, Shaun and Rick

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🎶 Show Notes

Tech Of The Week

Rick - Autonomous flying electric taxi gets world’s first airworthiness certificate

Shaun- Star Wars plane could get you from London to New York in three hours

Shaun’s News

Inside Wall Street's scramble after ICBC hack

Nepal to ban TikTok, alleges damaging social impact

UK petrol station group EG to buy Tesla ultra-fast chargers

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak suffers minor stroke

Japan Talking Points

1. Introduction to Japan's technological reputation.

2. Expectations of robotics and innovation.

3. Discussion about Society 5.0.

4. Observations on cashless payments.

5. Japanese toilets.

6. Comparison of societal values.

7. Positive experience with Shinkansen.

8. Rick's concluding Tamagotchi story.

• A list of novel 40 consumer tech in Japan

• Japan's Smart Agriculture and Fisheries

• Japanese Technology: How it shaped the world

Awards Of The Week

🐐 Shaun’s Goat Herd Award - Nanoleaf Xmas (Smart) Lights (that he can’t get to work!)

🦸 Rick’s Hero Of The Week - Mika, the robot CEO

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