LF Research's State of Open Source Japan 2025 finds 69% of Japanese organizations reporting rising business value from OSS against a 54% global average, alongside a 40-point gap in open source OS adoption and executives who rate OSS lower than their own engineers. A look at the numbers, including Japan's fourfold lead in AR/VR.
As generative AI drives data center construction boom, Japan faces severe power supply constraints. Peak power demand from new data centers and chip plants is projected to grow about 13-fold by fiscal 2034. GPU servers consume 10x more power than conventional systems, requiring massive cooling energy. Exploring Japan's infrastructure challenges and solutions.
Japan's ¥3 trillion ($20 billion) public-private push for domestic AI is underway. Noetra, a new company founded by SoftBank, NEC, Sony Group, and Honda, has been selected for ¥387.3 billion in government support for fiscal 2026. A look at Japan's bid to build a 1-trillion-parameter foundation model and physical AI.
Japan's new smartphone competition law, effective December 18, 2025, brings major changes to Google Play's billing system. Learn about external payment redirects, third-party payment options, and how these regulations impact both users and developers, along with reactions from Japanese consumers.