At a ceremony in Tokyo, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, embracing his Fujitsu counterpart Takahito Tokita, said: “The AI industrial revolution has begun. Building the infrastructure to support it in Japan and around the world is essential.” Speaking to reporters at a Tokyo hotel, Huang added: “Japan can be a world leader in AI and robotics.”
Under the agreement, the two companies plan to collaborate on building what they call “AI infrastructure” — a system underpinning a range of forward-looking AI applications in healthcare, manufacturing, the environment, next-generation computing and customer services. The ultimate goal is to create comprehensive AI infrastructure for Japan by 2030. Initially the project will be designed for the Japanese market, drawing on Fujitsu’s decades of experience there, but it could expand globally in future.
The project will use Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs), which are vital to AI development. The two CEOs gave no details of specific projects or expected investment, but said collaboration on AI robots with Japan’s Yaskawa Electric Corp. could be one example. They stressed that AI will keep learning and evolving.
Fujitsu and Nvidia have previously collaborated on AI, including speeding up manufacturing with digital twins and robotics to tackle labour shortages in ageing Japan. Emphasising the companies’ human-centric approach, Tokita said: “Through our collaboration with Nvidia, we aim to create new, unprecedented technologies and help solve bigger social challenges. This partnership will be a step towards keeping Japan competitive globally.”
