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AI & Enterprise
Japan manufacturers team up with Google, Nvidia to step up factory robot automation push
Japan\'s manufacturing sector is accelerating efforts to upgrade robot automation by making factory floors a core arena for next-generation AI competition. While the United States and China lead in large AI models and semiconductor infrastructure, Japanese companies are focusing on \"Physical AI\" for industrial sites. Fanuc is working with Google on AI robots and with Nvidia on collaboration. Japan is also leveraging long-accumulated factory data as it builds industrial AI platforms.
Industry
Japan to inject about 6 trillion won into Rapidus in bid to revive chip industry
Japan will provide Rapidus with an additional 631.5 billion yen in commissioned research and development funding for fiscal 2026, aimed at advancing the company’s plan to begin mass production in the second half of fiscal 2027. Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa unveiled the plan at Rapidus’ plant in Chitose, Hokkaido. The new funds will be used for prototype performance evaluation and yield improvements. Cumulative government support will rise to 2.35 trillion yen, with separate capital injections also planned.
AI & Enterprise
Japan speeds up \'physical AI\' push amid severe labour shortages
Japan has set out a goal of fostering “physical AI” as a core national industry, driven by population decline and labour shortages. Physical AI refers to AI that moves and reacts in the real world. Japan plans to build an industrial base with a target of securing a 30 percent share of the global physical AI market by 2040. The focus is on maintaining operational continuity in factories, warehouses and infrastructure sites.
