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Articles about "Government Procurement"

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Reading DS-920, Japan's Government Guideline for Procuring Generative AI

Japan's Digital Agency put DS-920 into force on September 1, 2026. Read all 64 pages and two things stand out. The government never uses the word "region" to pin down where data sits, and its procurement checklist treats being able to swap the model out later as a baseline requirement rather than a bonus. Here is what a private buyer can lift from it.

2026-09-06Ryuta Hamamoto

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Every Unmanned Systems Contract Japan's Coast Guard Signed | ¥410m, Counted

I pulled every unmanned aircraft and unmanned vessel contract the Japan Coast Guard awarded between FY2023 and FY2026 from the bid result PDFs. Nine contracts, ¥410.8 million. The range between largest and smallest is 126x, and where one bidder showed up, the award ratio pinned to the ceiling.

2026-08-27Ryuta Hamamoto

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How Japan's Coast Guard Got an Autonomous Boat | Reading the Procurement Record

Yanmar has automated a vessel from departure through offshore navigation to docking, a first in Japan, and is testing it on a Japan Coast Guard unmanned boat. I traced what that boat is for, the two contracts that produced it, and the technology underneath, using the Coast Guard's own disclosure records.

2026-08-25Ryuta Hamamoto

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Japan's July 2027 Local-Government IT Procurement Rule: JC-STAR, ISMAP and the 'China Ban' Reports

From July 2027, Japanese local governments buy IT registered under JC-STAR, ISMAP or the Digital Marketplace by default. What the rule says and what vendors need.

2026-04-24Ryuta Hamamoto