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finance Masayoshi’s Singularity Funds and Lisa Simpsons Blackhole

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October 11, 2017 | brian wang |

Saudi Arabia ($45 billion) and Abu Dhabi (Mubadala, $15 billion) have invested a total of $60 billion of their oil generated funds info Softbank Masayoshi Son’s Vision Fund. Masayoshi has been selling the fund as investments that will take advantage …

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china Japan v China in key future related industries

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October 3, 2017 | brian wang |

Japan’s economy basically stalled out in 1991. They have recovered some but have tended to stay in the zero to two percent GDP range. The Japanese economy stalled at the per capita income of the UK. Japan’s companies had become …

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economic impact Japan mines seabed gets zinc equal to Japan’ annual consumption

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October 3, 2017 | brian wang |

Japan has successfully tapped into a deposit of mineral resources from a deep-water seabed off the coast of Okinawa, the economy ministry said, the largest such extraction of its type. It is the first time metals have been mined from …

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cryptocurrencies Japan licenses 11 bitcoin exchanges

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September 29, 2017 | brian wang |

Quoine is the first global crypto fintech company to receive an official license from the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) on Friday, 29th September 2017. QUOINE operates QUOINEX, a cryptocurrency exchange and high performance trading platform that went global since …

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china US will not have more $3-5 billion submarines than China has $300 million-$1 billion subs

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September 27, 2017 | brian wang |

There are military articles from US policy groups and US Navy leaders that worry about the US submarines and Navy ships getting out numbered by China and Russian submarines and Navy ships. This is the US military industrial complex trying …

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japan Japanese researchers work out theoretical universal quantum computer that could scale to millions of qubits

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September 25, 2017 | brian wang |

Japanese scientists have invented an approach to quantum computing that renders a far larger number of calculations more efficiently than existing quantum computers. They believe the technological building blocks exist and that the quantum loops can be experimentally realized with …

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high speed rail India begins building first high speed rail with Japan’s help

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September 14, 2017 | brian wang |

India as begun building a high speed rail line with a low interest loan from Japan that will cut the 316-mile journey from Ahmedabad to Mumbai from eight hours to around three. India aims to begin operating the line by …

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cars Japan trials driverless cars and buses to move aging population

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September 13, 2017 | brian wang |

Japan is starting to experiment with self-driving buses in rural communities such as Nishikata, 115 km (71 miles) north of the capital, Tokyo, where elderly residents struggle with fewer bus and taxi services as the population ages and shrinks. The …

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economic impact Japan nuclear restarts involve complete inspections, repairs and upgrades

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August 25, 2017 | brian wang |

Japan’s nuclear regulator today approved the ‘construction plans’ for strengthening Ohi units 3 and 4 and Genkai unit 3. The plans are the second of three applications required during the restart process. The units must undergo further inspections before being …

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batteries Toyota plans to leapfrog Tesla electric cars by 2022 with fast charging solid state batteries

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August 23, 2017 | brian wang |

Toyota Motor Corp is working on an electric car powered by a solid state battery that significantly increases driving range and reduces charging time. Toyota aims to begin sales of solid battery electric cars in 2022, the Chunichi Shimbun daily …

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