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Japan plans near-term push for chips and games, with AI and hydrogen later
Japan is preparing a five-year growth strategy that it aims to publish by the end of 2026.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is leading the government behind the plan.
In the near term, Japan hopes to make quick gains in semiconductors and video games.
It is looking further ahead to AI-controlled robots and hydrogen.
The plan sets out which industries Japan wants to support as it pursues economic growth.
The government is due to draw up a roadmap for the strategy’s first five years by the end of the year.
Japan plans to prioritize semiconductors and video games for near-term gains, while targeting artificial-intelligence-controlled robots and hydrogen over a longer period.
The government plans to draw up a five-year investment roadmap by the end of 2026.
The roadmap will divide 17 strategic fields by timeframe and guide government investment and support.
The plan is intended to help companies make long-term investment plans.
- Who
- Japan’s government under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
- What
- It plans a five-year roadmap for investment and support across 17 strategic fields, including chips, games, AI and hydrogen.
- When
- The roadmap is due by the end of 2026.
- Where
- Japan.
- Why
- To guide investment and support by timeframe and help companies plan long-term investments.
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The government compiled a growth strategy covering 62 products and technologies across 17 strategic fields.
The government plans to draw up a five-year investment roadmap for the strategic fields.
- Strategic fields
- 17
- Products and technologies covered
- 62
- Planned public-private investment
- More than 370 trillion yen by fiscal 2040
- Roadmap deadline
- End of 2026