Special Focus: ICT

Sectors:

Although Japan has lost its once-dominant position in the global IT industry and is facing increasing competition from foreign firms, Japanese companies still have a significant global presence and respected reputation. Efforts are being made by Japanese IT giants and by the government to make the necessary reforms to Japan’s IT sector in order to restore it to its former glory. For more information about Japan’s ICT sector, please see below:

About Information Technology

The Japanese tendency to embrace new technology in daily life makes the country a promising market for firms engaged with digital technology. The field of new digital media is developing rapidly in the Japanese market, particularly within interactive digital gaming and the use of animation in digital entertainment. To find out more, please click on the link below:

Digital Technology

The ICT sector plays an important role in Japanese economic development and cultural prosperity, and technological developments have been widely embraced in areas such as mobile communications. With a receptive domestic market and reputation for excellence in science and technology, opportunities in the Japanese ICT sector are present in many areas. For more information, please see below:

ICT

Publications:

This report analyses Japan’s ICT Industry. Its main objective is to provide an overview of the ICT market, including key trends, prospects, cluster mapping and case studies. To access the report, please click on the link below:

Japanese ICT Clusters

The report focuses on the security tools and security services subsectors and highlights opportunities for EU companies in both of these market segments. To read more, please click on the link below:

ICT – Security

To access other ICT-related reports, please click on the links below:

• e-Learning market in Japan
• Japanese Competence Centers in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
• Business partnership and technology transfer opportunities in the Space sector between EU and Japan
• Digital Economy in Japan and the EU
• Japan ICT Market Entry and Business Development
• Internet of Things Market in Japan
• Robotics in Japan
• ICT Hardware
• ICT Services
• ICT Software

Webinar:

The webinar on e-Learning took place on the 21st of April. This webinar was targeted at EU companies active in the e-Learning industry and looking for up-to-date information and insights in trends, currently taking place in Japan. If you would like to get the access to the webinar’s recording, Power Point presentation and expert’s report, please click on the link below:

Online Language-Learning Market in Japan