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...
At the July 30, 2026 press conference, Finance Minister Katayama explained financial responses to the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, the “Strong and Affluent Japan” investment framework for the FY2027...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will issue a ministerial letter to prefectural governors and municipal mayors nationwide to strengthen cybersecurity measures, including responses...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) established the Digital & AI Systems Design Center (DADC) on August 1, 2026. By integrating the former organizations, DADC serves as a core...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry approved a Cabinet Order revising part of the ministry’s organizational ordinance to ensure the proper execution of its assigned duties. The revision...
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,...
Prime Minister Takaichi explained at the 6th Cybersecurity Strategy Headquarters meeting that Cybersecurity 2026 and other measures had been decided, and directed action in three areas: responding to...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the National Cybersecurity Office of the Cabinet Secretariat jointly signed the international guidance “2026 Minimum Elements for a Software Bill of...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) and the Indian Software Product Industry Round Table (iSPIRT) signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in trusted digital...
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...
While labor shortages persist, jobopening indicators and Hello Work usage rates are declining. As AI adoption advances the substitution of tasks such as clerical work, labor mobility aligned with...
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...
Open Data Spaces (ODS) is an open, scalable technology concept for managing businessspecific data and context in a distributed manner while respecting the diversity of countries and organizations. As...
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...
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....
The Healthcare SubWorking Group of the AI Safety Institute developed a practitioneroriented guide to promote the safe social implementation of generative AI, taking into account the sensitivities and...
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,...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) released key Open Data Spaces (ODS) deliverables to establish interoperability for distributed data management across companies, organizations,...
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...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA; President: Yu Saito) announced on January 29, 2026, the information security threats that had the greatest social impact in 2025 as the “2026...