English editions of our data reports. Each one states its source, sample size, date and exclusions, and each figure has its own anchor link so you can cite a single number. The figures are generated from the same data as the Japanese editions. All reports are free to cite under CC BY 4.0 with a link to the page.
- AI procurement by Japan's public sector
AI-related tender and procurement notices from central ministries, local governments, universities and research institutes, counted by buyer type, prefecture and month.
471 notices, 2026-02-01 to 2026-10-10
- Japan's Digitalization and AI Adoption Subsidy: approved corporations
Corporations approved for the national subsidy, de-duplicated by Corporate Number and counted by prefecture and application track.
8,257 corporations, as of 2026-10-10
- AI tool pricing statistics
The cheapest paid monthly plan of each AI tool listed on AI PICKS: median, quartiles, price bands, and the share that can be started for free.
1,219 tools with a paid price, as of 2026-10-15
- Which AI tools ChatGPT and Gemini recommend in Japanese
Each week we ask ChatGPT and Gemini, in Japanese, to recommend AI tools in each category, and count which tools they name.
240 answers in 30 categories, 2026-10-14
- AI PICKS AWARD 2026 AUTUMN
Our quarterly award: listed AI tools ranked by editorial score within each category, with no entries or fees.
93 winners in 30 categories, selected from 3,137 tools as of 2026-10-11
Our Japanese research hub has more reports, including a monthly report on AI search trends in Japan and a market map of Japanese AI tools: aipicks.jp/research.