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Japan distributed computing and network development

Overview

Japan is advancing several initiatives focused on distributed computing and high-speed optical networks to support AI and quantum technologies.

In late 2026, NEC Corporation and partners began a demonstration project in Tochigi Prefecture selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. This project utilizes the All-Photonics Network (APN) to connect distributed GPU servers, aiming to improve resource efficiency and disaster resilience by reducing reliance on metropolitan data centers. One application includes using AI for real-time inference on baseball game footage.

Concurrently, a consortium of seven organizations, including academic and private entities, launched a project to develop a distributed quantum computing platform. Supported by NEDO, this initiative aims to connect quantum clusters with high-speed relational database clusters via ultra-low-latency optical networks. The project seeks to scale computational capacity to hundreds of thousands of qubits and intends to provide large-scale execution platforms as a service by approximately 2030.

Entities

Nautilus Technologies · Internet Initiative Japan · NEC Corporation · 1Finity · Nagoya University

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    Seven Japanese entities launch distributed quantum computing project

    Seven Japanese companies and universities are developing a distributed quantum computing platform to integrate quantum clusters with high-speed databases for real-world AI and energy optimization.

  2. [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    NEC and partners to test regional distributed data centers in Japan

    NEC and four partners will conduct a demonstration in Tochigi, Japan, using All-Photonics Network technology to create distributed data centers for efficient, real-time regional AI processing and GPU sharing.

Sources

cloud.watch.impress.co.jp · dempa-times.co.jp · global-net.co.jp · iij.ad.jp