Tsukuba, Ibaraki Pref. (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that his government will „drastically strengthen“ its strategy to industrialize quantum<\/b>
\nTsukuba, Ibaraki Pref. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that his government will \u201cdrastically strengthen\u201d its strategy to industrialize quantum technology, amid growing international competition in this field.
Positioning this year as \u201cthe first year of quantum industrialization,\u201d Ishiba indicated that the government will promote support for related startups and human resource development.
Quantum technology is \u201cexpected to become a new industrial pillar of our country, and also important for economic security,\u201d the prime minister told reporters in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, east of Tokyo.
While in the city, Ishiba visited the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI technology under the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST. He inspected quantum computing research and interacted with researchers there.<\/p>\n