# Japan distributed computing and network development > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/japan-distributed-computing-and-network-development > Updated: 2026-10-26T02:29:08.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. 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. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-26: 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. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/seven-japanese-entities-launch-distributed-quantum-computing-project ### 2026-09-30: 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. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nec-and-partners-to-test-regional-distributed-data-centers-in-japan --- Cite as: Japan distributed computing and network development. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/japan-distributed-computing-and-network-development