On April 22, 2022, Japan’s Integrated Innovation Strategy Promotion Council published the Vision of Quantum Future Society, expanding on the 2020 Quantum Technology and Innovation Strategy. The document set three goals for 2030: reaching 10 million quantum technology users in Japan, achieving ¥50 trillion in quantum technology-related production, and creating quantum unicorn companies.
According to the Cabinet Office outline, the vision established three principles for advancing quantum technology: integrating quantum with classical systems in a hybrid approach, accelerating adoption through research and testbed development, and supporting the emergence of quantum-related startups. The document also called for strengthening the Quantum Technology Innovation Hubs network.
A revised technology roadmap was published concurrently, providing milestones for 2025, 2030, and 2040 across quantum computing, sensing, and communication. The government also identified quantum technology as critical for economic security under the Kishida administration’s New Form of Capitalism growth strategy.