Japan Updated Its RESAS Regional Data Platform
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry enhanced the functions of the Regional Economy and Society Analyzing System (RESAS) and updated data in several menus to make it easier for users to use...
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107On-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...
Find Family Doctor Services on Navii
Reports submitted by medical institutions under the Family Doctor Function Reporting System, which took effect in April 2025, are published on the Medical Information Network (Navii). Users can...
FY Reiwa 8 Local Finance Council Summary (September 11)
The Local Finance Council deliberated on the proposed amendment to the Yubari City Financial Reconstruction Plan accompanying the September supplementary budget for Fiscal Year Reiwa 8, pursuant to...
Basic Concept for BIM-Based Building Review
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism formulated a basic concept for introducing BIM data review, scheduled for spring 2029, covering review methods, review items for priority...
Foreign Exchange ICT Administration Regulation Amendment
The Ministry of Finance promulgated an order partially amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Administrative Procedures Using Information and Communications Technology...
FY2026 Regional Society DX Package: Shared Edge AI Demo Results
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications conducted a public call for proposals for the Regional Shared Edge AI Demonstration Type as part of the Regional Society DX Promotion Package...
MLIT AI Implementation Policy and Physical AI Strategy for Construction
Following the 13th Infrastructure DX Promotion Headquarters meeting on August 26, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism formulated and published the “MLIT Policy for AI...
Trial to Open ETC2.0 Probe Data: 23 New Organizations Selected
Twentythree new organizations were selected as survey cooperators for the Basic Survey toward the Open Availability of ETC2.0 Probe Data, for which applications were invited from June 1 to July 31,...
Vice Minister Yamashita's 11th APEC Food Security Meeting Trip
Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yamashita traveled to China from August 23 to August 27, Reiwa 8, and attended the 11th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting. He introduced...
Japan Trade DX Association Established with MLIT Participation
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...
Press Release: IPA Establishes Digital & AI Systems Design Center
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...
Project PLATEAU Conducts FY2027 Information Request (RFI#1)
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 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,...
Disaster Response, Administrative DX, and Relief Fund Allocation
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;...
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...
Cyber Port Cruise Booking Goes Live
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...
MLIT Joins Trade DX Industry Group Formation Committee
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 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 Publishes Global Spatial ID Guideline 1.2
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...