On January 9, 2026, Japan and Singapore signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on Quantum Science, Technology, and Innovation. The MOC was signed in Singapore by Minister Josephine Teo, Singapore’s Minister for Digital Development and Information, and Ms. Onoda Kimi, Japan’s Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy. It marked Singapore’s first quantum-specific international agreement at the government-to-government level.
According to Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information, the MOC established cooperation across eight key areas: quantum research dialogue, academia-private sector interactions, education and talent exchange, security policy dialogue, standards and governance, shared research infrastructure, commercialization and use case development, and private funding initiatives.
The agreement was signed as both countries commemorated 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2026. Alongside the government MOC, Japanese startup Yaqumo Inc. and Singapore’s Entropica Labs signed a separate MOU on fault-tolerant quantum computing collaboration.