AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAdvanced Manufacturing: Ricoh will start building an inkjet-head facility in Kanagawa in November, aiming to more than double production capacity as demand grows. The plant will use automation, AI and digital manufacturing. Research and Defense: Japanese universities submitted a record 291 applications for Defense Ministry-backed research funding, with ¥12.9 billion allocated this fiscal year. The shift is renewing debate over academic independence and military research. Semiconductors and AI: Rapidus and HCLTech are opening two semiconductor engineering centers, while Japan has selected Preferred Networks and Tenstorrent for a domestic AI-processor project. Clean Energy: Japan plans up to $640 million in subsidies to support mass production of perovskite solar cells, a lightweight technology seen as a potential fit for buildings and other space-constrained sites. Nuclear Training: Kindai University’s 1-watt reactor remains Japan’s only operating university research reactor, as the country’s remaining educational facilities dwindle.
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