Japan to make new push to set global standards as it trails in AI, chips

TechnologyTokyo plans new senior post to give domestic technology an international footholdJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a June meeting of Japan's growth strategy council. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)RYUTO IMAO and TAJIO KOBAYASHIJuly 21, 2026 02:26 JSTTOKYO -- Japan's government wants to create a senior position for coordinating efforts to promote domestic technology as international standards, hoping to help companies grow in such sectors as artificial intelligence and semiconductors.