1、JUNE 2025Norms in New Technological DomainsJapans AI Governance StrategyBy Tagui IchikawaThis report is part of Strategic Japan,a CSIS Japan Chair initiative featuring analysis by Japans leading foreign policy scholars on key regional and global challenges and the implications for the U.S.-Japan all
2、iance.IntroductionArtificial intelligence(AI)governance systems vary based on countries cultural and social attributes.Influenced by its culture and social background,Japans AI governance policy focuses on promoting innovation,taking an agile,“soft-law approach”to governance,and emphasizing internat
3、ional interoperability of AI systems.The Japanese government recently strengthened its legal efforts regarding AI by introducing legislation in the Diet(parliament)at a time of dramatically shifting debate on global AI governance policies in 2025.With the start of the second Trump administration in
4、the United States and the AI Action Summit held in Paris in February 2025,the direction of global AI policies is shifting rapidly in favor of innovation,and Global South countries are beginning to participate in discussions about global AI policies.This white paper presents the issues that Japan sho