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Japan AI

20 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.

MetricValueGeoPeriodTierSource
JFC-financed new businesses reporting loss-making conditions at survey33.0percentJP2025-08 survey; JFC loans 2024-04–2024-09T1jfc.go.jp
Prior business-management experience among JFC-financed new business founders13.6percentJP2025-08 survey; JFC loans 2024-04–2024-09T1jfc.go.jp
Share of Japanese AI users expecting job skills to change due to AI over next decade89.4percentJP2025T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese SMEs with a skill gap saying generative AI helped compensate for it39.1percentJP2025T1oecd.org
Share of SMEs that report using generative AI, Japan23.5percentJP2025T1oecd.org
Share of employees who report using AI at work, Japan8.4percentJP2025T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese managers whose companies provide algorithmic management software40percentJP2025T1oecd.org
Share of managers whose firm provides algorithmic management software, Japan40percentJP2025T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese AI users expecting workplace AI use to rise considerably within two years42.8percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Japanese GEAI non-users citing concern about answer accuracy as top reason for not using it28.7percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese finance-sector AI users reporting AI-driven task automation58.5percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese finance-sector AI users worried about job loss over the next ten years73.8percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Japanese large-company GEAI implementers citing generation of inaccurate information as top technical concern59.2percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese AI users reporting AI improved their job performance or working conditions35.8percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese employees expecting workplace AI use to rise within two years51.3percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese AI users reporting task creation caused by AI implementation42.1percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese SMEs reporting use of generative AI, OECD D4SME survey n=5,232 SMEs23.5percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese AI users reporting AI improved their job performance or working conditions, JILPT survey35.8percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese AI users reporting both task creation and task automation from AI31.1percentJP2024T1oecd.org
Share of Japanese employees using AI at work (incl. generative AI), JILPT all-sector survey n=22,0008.4percentJP2024T1oecd.org

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