Kihara Convenes First AI and Digital Reform Council
On October 22, 2026, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara convened the first AI and Digital Reform Promotion Council at the Prime Minister's Office and discussed how it would operate. The council...
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21FSB Issues Final Report on Responsible AI Adoption
On October 15, 2026, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a final report titled “Sound Practices for Responsible Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Final report.” To promote...
FSB Publishes Final Report on Responsible AI Adoption
On October 15, 2026, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a final report titled “Sound Practices for Responsible Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Final report.” To promote...
FSB Letter to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a letter in the name of its Chair in connection with the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on...
AISI Reports on AI Safety Evaluation and Environment Development
AISI reported on the first half’s activities and plans for the second half and beyond of its Business Demonstration Working Group, as well as the work of the Task Force on the AI Safety Evaluation...
FY2026 Information and Communications Law Study Group Meeting
The Information and Communications Law Study Group is scheduled to meet by web conference on October 21, 2026. Member Osamu Sudoh will present “Major Trends in CuttingEdge AI and the Future of AI...
Basel Committee Publishes Meeting Summary
Japan’s Financial Services Agency announced that the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a summary of its meeting held on September 28 and 29, 2026. At the meeting, members exchanged...
Summary of Minister Fujii’s Inaugural Press Conference
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Fujii reported that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 2.5%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month. He expressed...
Bank of Japan Announces EMEAP Note on AI
On September 30, 2026, the Bank of Japan announced that the Executives' Meeting of East AsiaPacific Central Banks (EMEAP) had published “EMEAP Note on AI: Implications for Economy, Financial...
On-Chain Finance Forum for the AI Era Announced
The Financial Services Agency will launch the OnChain Finance Forum for the AI Era to promote the practical implementation of onchain finance and the sound use of AI at financial institutions and...
Report on Technology and Humanity’s Future
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry published an interim report prepared by the Future Technology Team of PIVOT, a young policy planning project. The report analyzes future trends in...
Generative AI Use and Risk Management: Fiscal 2026 Survey Results
The Bank of Japan’s Financial System and Bank Examination Department organized the current state, challenges, and risk management issues surrounding the use of generative AI in the financial industry...
APEC Digital and AI Ministers' Meeting Adopts Ministerial Statement
APEC Digital Week was held in Chengdu, China, from July 16 to 29, 2026, and the Digital and AI Ministers' Meeting (TELMIN12) was held on July 23. The meeting discussed digital and AI technologies,...
JPO Establishes and Publishes AI Vision
The Japan Patent Office established and published the “JPO AI Vision,” which sets out the basic direction for using AI in its operations. Based on humancentered principles and appropriate responses...
FSA Publishes Crypto-Asset AML Information-Sharing Pilot Results
The Financial Services Agency published the results of a pilot project testing a framework in which multiple privatesector businesses shared and jointly analyzed suspicious addresses and transaction...
Digital Skill Standards v2.0: Updated Data and AI Roles
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and IPA published Digital Skill Standards v2.0 in April 2026, reflecting the progress of AI transformation and the growing importance of data utilization....
Guide Released for Safe AI Robot Deployment
The AI Safety Institute (AISI) Robotics Subworking Group (SWG) released the “Safety Evaluation Perspectives Guide for AI Robotics,” covering robots that use AI to share spaces with people and perform...
IPA and AISI Release AI Security Learning Materials
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) and the AI Safety Institute (AISI) have publicly released “Security Tips for AI Users” and “AI Security Brief,” which support the safe use,...
Open-Source AI Safety Evaluation and Task Force Summit
The AI Safety Institute (AISI) held the general meeting of the AI Safety Evaluation Environment Task Force on February 26, 2026, with 100 participants in total. The meeting covered activities for...
Draft Decision on the Second AI Basic Plan
On July 10, 2026, the fifth meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Strategy Headquarters discussed a draft basic plan based on the AI Law and other matters, and decided on the draft of the second AI...