Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to establish a new Japanese trust fund, the Water Initiative for Security, Efficiency & Resilience (WISER), to strengthen support in the water...
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 Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) released key Open Data Spaces (ODS) deliverables to establish interoperability for distributed data management across companies, organizations,...
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 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 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), invested 100 billion yen through a thirdparty allotment capital increase in Rapidus Corporation, selected by the Minister of Economy, Trade...
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 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...
APT's APG273 meeting will be held in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Ahead of WRC27, it will consolidate common positions across the AsiaPacific region and advance coordination of international radio spectrumuse...
Japan will advance publicprivate investment, technological innovation, regional economies, and human resource development based on the Japan Growth Strategy. It will strengthen diplomacy and national...
In the first half of 2026, economic activity in both the euro area and the United Kingdom is recovering. The euro area is supported by growth in Spain and Italy, governmentled investment, and...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is promoting digital transformation across administrative procedures, infrastructure development and management, transport, urban...
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...
On July 10, 2026, the formulation of the Integrated Innovation Strategy 2026 was discussed at the 85th Council for Science, Technology and Innovation. Prime Minister Takaichi identified the...
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...
The Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies Discussion Paper Series (DPS) compiles research findings by institute staff and external researchers. It is intended to invite broad comments from the...
Japan's Ministry of Defense announced that it had concluded a contract with Space Compass Inc. for research on the technical, organizational, and institutional challenges involved in future domestic...
This project provides comprehensive support for biomanufacturing, from collecting and converting unused resources into raw materials, through modifying microorganisms and other organisms, production,...