IPA and iSPIRT Sign MoU on Trusted Digital Infrastructure
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...
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45JPO 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...
FY2026 Economic and Fiscal White Paper—Toward a Growth-Oriented Economy— | Chapter 4Changes in Labor Demand and Job Market Challenges
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...
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...
Open Data Spaces and Distributed Data Management
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...
IPA Releases Open-Source Data Space Technology for the AI Era
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) released key Open Data Spaces (ODS) deliverables to establish interoperability for distributed data management across companies, organizations,...
AI Safety Evaluation Guide for Healthcare
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...
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,...
IPA Publishes 2026 Top 10 Information Security Threats; AI Risk Debuts
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...
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...
Financial Services Agency Innovation Initiatives
The Financial Services Agency is advancing innovation in areas such as fintech, crypto assets, blockchain, AI, and stablecoins through consultations, support for overseas asset managers and others...
Financial Research Vol. 45: Published Papers and More
This article introduces research findings and other materials published in Volumes 45, Issues 1 through 3, of Financial Research, the journal of the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank...
World Economic Trends 2026 I—Middle East Tensions and Policy Responses— | Chapter 3China and Asia Economy in Early 2026: Weak Demand, AI Demand
China's economy slowed moderately in early 2026 as weak consumption, real estate, and investment offset support from infrastructure investment and exports of electronic equipment and integrated...
World Economic Trends 2026 I—Middle East Tensions and Policy Responses— | Chapter 2Global Economy in H1 2026: Middle East and AI Shape US Growth
In the global economy during the first half of 2026, rising energy prices and inflation caused by developments in the Middle East weighed on households and business activity, while strong AIrelated...
Launching the Frontline First Initiative
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism are launching the Frontline First Initiative to make social infrastructure safe and...
Prime Minister Takaichi’s Remarks at Council on Enhancing Drug Discovery
On July 10, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi attended the PublicPrivate Council for Enhancing Drug Discovery Capabilities and indicated a policy of positioning drug discovery as one of the strategic...
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...
GSAP 2026: Five Courses Launch with Global Accelerators
JETRO, in cooperation with the Cabinet Office, launched the Global Startup Acceleration Program (GSAP) to support Japanese startups expanding overseas on April 30, 2026. In fiscal 2026, 62 companies...