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COUNTRY · JP
Japan
Model development, business adoption and the research base behind them.
JP
3 catalogue entries
Broader Epoch catalogue, including variants; not a complete model census.
3.44% of GDP
All R&D, not AI-only investment.
What this model count includes
3Entries in the broader Epoch catalogue
0Entries with a notability criterion
Same source, year and developer-country attribution. The broader catalogue includes versions and sizes. Neither number is the total number of models developed here.
Models behind the count
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Country research · captured 2026-10-22Data dates
MODEL DEVELOPMENT
Japan in the model-building landscape
Annual notable-model entries · developer country · 2020–2025
International collaborations may appear in multiple countries. Counts are not additive market shares or a national AI-strength ranking.
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From policy to implementation
AI & semiconductor framework
>¥10tnpublic-support framework · through FY2030Support for both AI and semiconductors, including subsidies, investment and guarantees.
The foundations around AI
These indicators describe all research and development, not AI-only expenditure or AI’s measured economic impact.
R&D expenditure
3.44% of GDP · all R&D · 2023 · Japan
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World Bank WDI / UNESCO Institute for Statistics · % of GDP · all R&DR&D researchers
5,608.63per million people · all R&D · 2023 · Japan
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World Bank WDI / UNESCO Institute for Statistics · per million people · all R&DEpoch AI · CC BY 4.0 · Model comparisons stop at 2025; incomplete 2026 is excluded. No forward-filled research observations.
No statistically compatible enterprise-adoption series is included for Japan. Missing coverage is not zero adoption.
Models connected to Japan
Epoch’s notable-model selection · developer country · international projects can appear in multiple countries
nekomata-14brinnaCTM (CIFAR-10)Stanford University,SonyBERT-RBPWaseda UniversityLUKEUniversity of Washington,National Institute of Informatics(ensemble): AWD-LSTM-DOC (fin) × 5 (WT2)NTT Communication Science Laboratories,Tohoku UniversityAWD-LSTM+WT+Cache+IOG (WT2)NTT Communication Science Laboratories