[Japan Plans to Invest 10.5 Trillion Yen in Physical AI to Address Labor Shortages]

The Japanese government recently announced plans to achieve over 37 trillion yen (approximately 1.559 trillion RMB) in public-private joint investments across 17 strategic sectors by fiscal year 2040. Among these, about 10.5 trillion yen (approximately 442.3 billion RMB) will be specifically allocated to the physical AI sector.
It is reported that the Japanese government expects physical AI technology to play a key role in scenarios such as industrial automation, unmanned transportation, and infrastructure inspection, to alleviate labor shortages caused by an aging population and supply-demand imbalances, thereby comprehensively boosting productivity. Additionally, to prevent potential risks associated with high-performance artificial intelligence, Japan also announced a new AI policy draft last week, aiming to further strengthen threat management and safety assessment mechanisms.