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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASIC PLAN — “Japan Rebooted” through “Trustworthy AI” —

Strategy State lawEastern Asia · JPadopted

The Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan establishes Japan's national strategy to become the most AI-friendly country in the world by promoting AI innovation while mitigating risks. It outlines four basic policies: accelerating AI deployment across society, strengthening domestic AI development capabilities and infrastructure, leading international AI governance, and achieving sustainable transformation toward an AI-collaborative society. The plan is issued pursuant to the Act on Promotion of Research and Development and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence-related Technology.

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Who issued it

Cabinet OfficeGovernment (executive) · GB

Lead issuer

Legal forceLegally binding

Under whose authorityState law

Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

National governmentPublic sector bodiesCompaniesAI developers and providersAI deployers and usersResearchers and academicsWorkers

Government officials, industry operators, researchers, and stakeholders seeking to understand Japan's national AI policy direction and implementation framework.

Sectors

Cross-sectorPublic administration · central and local government operationsResearch and science · AI for Science and academic research

What the document contains

What's covered

The document covers Japan's comprehensive national strategy for artificial intelligence, detailing measures for accelerating AI adoption across government and industry, bolstering domestic compute and foundation model development infrastructure, strengthening safety evaluation and governance frameworks, and managing socio-economic transformations such as labor and reskilling needs.

What's missing

Specific binding compliance rules, detailed civil penalty schedules, or technical code specifications are not stated in the plan.

Key takeaways

Japan aims to become the most AI-friendly country in the world through Trustworthy AI.
The plan establishes four basic policies: accelerating AI deployment, strengthening AI development capabilities, leading AI governance, and sustainable transformation toward an AI society.
The government will scale up the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) to benchmark against leading international institutes.
A virtuous cycle between AI deployment and development will be fostered by leveraging Japan's high-quality data and infrastructure.
The strategy is adopted as a Cabinet decision under the AI Act and will be reviewed annually.

Principles it states

Promoting innovation while mitigating risksAgile methodologyPromotion of integrated domestic and international policies

Outline

· Chapter 1 Basic Concept — Aiming to Become “the most AI-friendly country in the world” —
· Chapter 2 Basic Policies on Measures for Promoting AI Innovation
· Chapter 3 Measures by the Government to Promote AI Innovation
  - Section 1 Accelerating AI Deployment
  - Section 2 Strategic Approach for AI Development
  - Section 3 Leading AI Governance
  - Section 4 Sustainable Transformation Toward an AI Society
· Chapter 4 Matters Necessary for the Government to Comprehensively and Systematically Advance Measures for Promoting Research and Development, and Deployment of AI-related Technology
  - Section 1 Implementation Structure and Follow-up for the AI Basic Plan
  - Section 2 Revisions to the AI Basic Plan
  - Section 3 Coordination with Other Plans

Issued23 December 2025

Length6,053 words · 17 pages

FormatNot recorded

Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

4/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

When utilizing AI in government operations, we will fulfill our accountability to the public such as by ensuring the basis for decisions remains transparent and maintain administrative reliability.

Chapter 3, Section 3

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Fairness

4/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

social risks such as discrimination and bias, criminal use, excessive dependence, infringements on privacy and intellectual property, environmental burdens, and spread of disinformation and misinformation

Chapter 1

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Human Dignity

4/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

we will deepen this balance to ensure a human-centered AI society where individual dignity is respected so that people and AI can work together continuously

Chapter 1

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Human Oversight

4/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

To realize a society where humans and AI collaborate, we will proactively and continuously transform industries, employment structures, systems, and societal frameworks.

Chapter 2

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Privacy

4/5

Protection of personal data and private life

Examine the regulations on obtaining data subjects’ consent for contributing to facilitating AI development, etc. which can be categorized as generating statistics, and how to ensure compliance with regulations; and aim for early submission to the Diet of a bill to amend the Act on the Protection of Personal Information

Chapter 3, Section 1

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Enforcement

3/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

The Headquarters will grasp the implementation status of the AI Basic Plan and conduct follow-up. We will set appropriate benchmarks and conduct monitoring

Chapter 4, Section 1

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Impact Assessment

4/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

We will substantially strengthen the national AI safety and evaluation functions (AI Safety Institute: AISI) and appropriately evaluate AI models’ technical aspects, grasp risks, and take necessary measures.

Chapter 3, Section 3

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Topics

Physical AI Governancecore

artificial_intelligence national_strategy ai_governance trustworthy_ai innovation