"Japan Growth Strategy" Articles (5)

Why Japan's Shipbuilding Revival Is a Defense Issue | The Numbers and the Policy

In September 2026 Japan's ruling LDP framed shipbuilding as a pillar of economic security and restated the goal of doubling output by 2035. Japan once built half the world's ships; its order share fell to 8 percent. This article reads the primary documents behind the designation of hulls as a critical good, the 311 billion yen in subsidies approved for eight shipbuilding groups, Japan's 99.5 percent reliance on sea transport, the Mogami-class export to Australia, and Japan-US shipbuilding cooperation, and explains why shipbuilding capacity is defense capacity.

2026-09-14Ryuta Hamamoto

Physical AI

Why Japan Can Come Back in Physical AI: Policy, Numbers, and TIMEWELL's Declaration

Japan was written off as a lap behind in generative AI. So why is physical AI, the AI that acts in the real world, the field where it can come back? This long read starts with the numbers Japan is losing on (IFR statistics), then goes through the AI Basic Plan (Phase II), the AI Robotics Strategy, the Japan Growth Strategy and its investment roadmap, the July-to-September news from NVIDIA, Arm, Hitachi and GENIAC, and the projected shortfall of 11 million workers by 2040. It reads the qualitative shift from tightly coupled to loosely coupled systems and from scale to integration and operations, and ends with TIMEWELL's own declaration that we are moving into physical AI.

2026-09-12濱本隆太

TRAFEED

Japan's Growth Strategy 2026 | 17 Sectors, 62 Technologies, ¥370 Trillion

Japan's Cabinet approved the Growth Strategy on 21 July 2026. I read all 399 pages of the official documents: the full list of 17 strategic sectors and 62 major products and technologies, how to read the ¥370 trillion figure correctly, and the budget rules that quietly changed.

2026-08-25Ryuta Hamamoto

AI Consulting

A 50% R&D tax credit arrives in Japan: what the amended Industrial Technology Enhancement Act changes, and what gets missed

Japan's amended Industrial Technology Enhancement Act (Act No. 41 of 2026) adds a 40% R&D tax credit, rising to 50% for joint research with certified institutions. But the credit is capped at 10% of corporate tax, eligibility requires confirmation that commercialization is expected early, and the law's effective date is still awaiting a cabinet order. Here is what the statute and the tax outline actually say.

2026-08-23Ryuta Hamamoto

AI Consulting

Japan’s Growth Strategy (Cabinet Decision, July 2026) and the Startup All-Out Creation Package — A Beginner-Friendly Guide to SBIR, Three Pillars, and KPIs

Japan’s Growth Strategy (Cabinet Decision, July 2026) and the Startup All-Out Creation Package — A Beginner-Friendly Guide to SBIR, Three Pillars, and KPIs.

2026-07-21Ryuta Hamamoto