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Japan quadruples its AI chip budget

development2026-01-04

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Japan is quadrupling its AI chip budget to ¥1.23 trillion.

Reported metric: ¥1.23T

Reporting date: 2026-01-04 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 4, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to January 4, 2026

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Government of Japan

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Welcome to January 4, 2026

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Japan quadruples its AI chip budget
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Reporting date: 2026-01-04
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-04-japan-quadruples-chip-budget
Claim: Japan is quadrupling its AI chip budget to ¥1.23 trillion.
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- Welcome to January 4, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-4-2026
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