Japan's Mr. Kishida goes to Washington to cut a deal with Microsoft

Editor's note: Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) and Yomiuri Shimbun Group Holdings, the country’s largest telecommunications company and the country's biggest newspaper, published an AI manifesto outlining how society could totally collapse if AI is not reigned in. That didn't stop Japan's PM Kishida from working out a deal for Japan to enter into a contract with Microsoft to invest $2.9 billion to boost AI and cloud computing in Japan. Japan's Toyota will probably use the AI and cloud computing infrastructure to get Toyota's experimental digital city called "Woven City" powered up. Toyota says it wants to create "well being for all to unlock human potential" when Japan's excess death rate is reported to be over 20 percent? Japan claims this contract with Microsoft is to "update Japan's national cyber security", but do the Japanese realize Microsoft depends on Israel for its R&D? Maybe Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) and Yomiuri Shimbun Group Holdings know something Japan's LDP power brokers represented by Kishida don't? Note the Israeli asset Rahm Emmanuel in the picture with PM Fumio Kishida in the picture below. We have seen how Israel's Talpiot program has a backdoor to all Microsoft devices and has taken over American cybersecurity. Will Israel also take over Japan's cybersecurity?

Japan Warns AI Could Cause Total Collapse of the Social Order
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Source: Microsoft

Microsoft to invest US$2.9 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Japan while boosting the nation's skills, research and cybersecurity

Picture left to right: Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan; Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President,

Microsoft; Suzanne P. Clark, President and CEO, US Chamber of Commerce; Rahm Emanuel, US

Ambassador to Japan; Miki Tsusaka, President, Microsoft Japan. 

Washington D.C., April 9 ET, 2024 – Today, Microsoft announced it will invest US$2.9 billion over the next two years to increase its hyperscale cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Japan. It will also expand its digital skilling programs with the goal of providing AI skilling to more than 3 million people over the next three years, open its first Microsoft Research Asia lab in Japan, and deepen its cybersecurity collaboration with the Government of Japan. 

These investments aim to support Japan’s key pillar to tackle deflation and stimulate the economy by expanding the infrastructure, skilled talent, and security required to accelerate Japan’s digital transformation and adoption of AI. The announcement coincides with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's state visit to the United States, where he was joined by Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, and Microsoft Japan President Miki Tsusaka.

Expanding Japan's AI and cloud infrastructure capacity

The US$2.9 billion commitment is Microsoft's single largest investment in its 46-year history in Japan, also the site of its first international office. It effectively doubles the company's existing financial commitment to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure across Japan.

This significant enhancement in digital capacity will enable Microsoft to provide more advanced computing resources in Japan, including the latest graphics processing units (GPUs), which are crucial for speeding up AI workloads. It builds on Microsoft's support for the Generative AI Accelerator Challenge (GENIAC), a program led by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry which helps innovative startups and established enterprises develop foundation models as a core technology of generative AI in Japan.

Building Japan's AI capability by training 3 million people

Microsoft will also invest in training 3 million full-time and part-time workers across Japan over the next three years, giving them the skills they need to build and work with AI technologies. This investment will be delivered through programs focused on assisting organizations and society at large, including women in general and also with a focus on developers and students.

Microsoft will expand its Code; Without Barriers program to Japan and provide dedicated training for women looking to participate in AI-enabled work. It will also provide free and widely accessible content on AI, cybersecurity, and digital skills in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

Nurturing advanced AI professionals who can drive further AI integration, Microsoft will offer courses and reference architectures for AI developers and technology companies in Japan. These will be augmented by Microsoft's AI coding assistant, GitHub Copilot. The company will also support startups with resources through the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub and help implement AI-centric programs in vocational high schools.

Partnering to strengthen Japan's cybersecurity defenses

Microsoft will collaborate with Japan's Cabinet Secretariat to strengthen cybersecurity resilience for the government, business, and society, as the nation enhances its cybersecurity approach under the government's updated National Security Strategy.

The collaboration will build on the services Microsoft provides to protect thousands of Japanese organizations every day. It will focus on areas such as information sharing, talent development, and technology solutions, with Microsoft to provide its expertise and advanced cloud and AI-driven security services as part of joint efforts to tackle cybersecurity threats.

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