The Japan Trade DX Association, a general incorporated association led by trade DX service providers, has been established to promote the adoption and standardization of trade DX through measures...
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 Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will conduct an information request (RFI1) for FY2027 through Project PLATEAU, which aims to realize urban digital twins. It is soliciting...
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,...
At a press conference, public institutions reported on rescue operations, shelters, and communications in response to a largescale disaster; the dispatch of personnel to affected local governments;...
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 Ports and Harbors Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will launch a cruise ship booking function on Cyber Port (Procedures), a data platform that digitizes...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has joined as an observer a preparatory committee to establish an industry group that will standardize data specifications and promote...
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...
On June 4, 2026, the Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) published the “Spatial ID Guideline 1.2 for Utilizing FourDimensional Spatiotemporal Information,” which can be used across...
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 Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) released key Open Data Spaces (ODS) deliverables to establish interoperability for distributed data management across companies, organizations,...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA), has published the “Guide to Guidelines on DataSharing Mechanisms: Common Supply Chain Edition, Version 1.0,” which organizes common...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry revised the DX Promotion Indicators in February 2026 based on the Digital Governance Code 3.0....
Chapter 2 of the FY2026 White Paper on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism positions infrastructure as the foundation of economic growth and people’s lives, and organizes efforts to improve...
Tourism is positioned as a strategic industry that expands exchange and related populations amid declining birthrates, population aging, and population decline, while driving regional and Japanese...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is promoting digital transformation across administrative procedures, infrastructure development and management, transport, urban...
The Fisheries Agency has opened an additional FY2026 call for applications for “Digital Fisheries Strategy Bases,” which promote regionwide digitalization from fish landings through the shipment,...
A group of major central banks published on September 18 a report titled "Wholesale Central Bank Money in the Context of Technological Innovation," summarizing discussions conducted from 2024 to 2025...
The first global fintech conference in the Middle East was held in Saudi Arabia, showcasing the kingdom growth potential in financial technology sector. The conference featured presentations from...