REPORTAGE In Japan

The Corbett Report Podcast

The Corbett Report

Politics, News

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

REPORTAGE is now available in Japanese. James goes to Osaka for an informal book launch, speaks to the book's translator, and pays respects to a dearly departed Corbett Report member. And he even encounters some facial recognition gates along the way! Catch up on all the latest Japanese action in this week's exciting edition of The Corbett Report podcast.

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0:00.0	You're listening to The Corbett Report.
0:08.8	Corbett Report.com
0:10.5	Welcome back, friends.
0:16.9	Welcome back to another edition of The Corbett Report.
0:19.2	I'm your host, James Corbett of Corbett Report.com,
0:21.6	coming to you not as always from the swanky climes of Osaka, Japan, with episode 502 of the Corbett Report
0:28.1	podcast, Reportage in Japan. And yes, today I am here in Osaka for a number of reasons, which I will get into shortly.
0:36.4	But before I get into that,
0:37.7	I wanted to introduce you to something that you might not have seen on the news about Japan,
0:42.2	but you probably should. It's this little thing, which happens to be a facial recognition
0:48.5	gate, which has been recently installed in the Osaka metro system, so you don't have to do
0:53.1	a thing like buy a ticket that you actually use to ride the metro.
0:56.7	Now you can ride with your face.
1:06.7	Even users are confused. This is a facial recognition ticket gate.
1:11.6	Developed in collaboration with major printing company Dynapon Printing,
1:15.6	it allows you to pass through using your face if you register in advance.
1:20.6	We will try the facial recognition.
1:32.3	We were able to pass through very smoothly. The facial recognition ticket gate is very convenient as it eliminates the hassle of having to hand over a ticket.
1:38.3	People using wheelchairs, strollers, and people with disabilities can use it without stress.
1:45.0	That's right, on the back of the Osaka Expo hype of 2025, remember that?
1:50.0	The Osaka Metro decided to install some biometric facial recognition gates
1:55.0	that are quietly snarhing up the biometric details of Osakaans.
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