{"id":56937,"date":"2026-04-14T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/asia-pacific\/?post_type=gsma_theme_resources&#038;p=56937"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:19:53","slug":"digital-nations-2026-japan","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_resources","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/asia-pacific\/gsma_resources\/digital-nations-2026-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Nations 2026 &#8211; Accelerating the Digital Leap in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DigitalNationsJapan2026_JP.pdf\">Download Japanese Version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan\u2019s digital leap has evolved into a strategic endeavour to reposition the country as a global leader in the digital era. It presents the opportunity to shift from being primarily a technology adopter to becoming a standards setter for digital nations. Achieving this will depend on Japan\u2019s ability to harness its distinctive competitive advantages and adopt international best practices through collaborative platforms. Specifically, it involves the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capitalising on comparative advantages, including next-generation connectivity beyond 5G, frontier technology deployment such as quantum and autonomous systems, and demographic technology leadership. 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