Fears over foreign software curbs have pushed Tokyo to pitch its own tech to Asian partners and others
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenKyodoPublished: 12:57pm, 25 Jul 2026Updated: 1:07pm, 25 Jul 2026Japan has been establishing dialogue frameworks for artificial intelligence with like-minded countries and Global South partners to reduce reliance on top US and Chinese firms and promote domestic companies abroad.The outreach signals a growing recognition among those countries of the need for cooperation, rather than going it alone, to survive in the increasingly competitive field of AI. At home, Japan is seeking to foster its own domestic AI ecosystem.
