# Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Japan
- **Instrument type**: National strategy
- **Status**: Adopted
- **Binding**: No — guidance, strategy or standard
- **Issuing body**: Cabinet of Japan (Cabinet Office, AI Strategy Headquarters)
- **Adopted**: 2025-12-23

## In brief

Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan is a non-binding national strategy of Japan, issued by the Cabinet of Japan (Cabinet Office, AI Strategy Headquarters). It was adopted on 23 December 2025. Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. The AI Basic Plan is the national strategy required under Article 18 of the 2025 AI Act.

## Summary

The AI Basic Plan is the national strategy required under Article 18 of the 2025 AI Act. It sets basic policies and concrete measures across four areas: accelerating AI deployment, strengthening development capabilities, leading AI governance and building an AI-powered society, with the stated ambition of Japan becoming the most AI-friendly country. The first plan was adopted by Cabinet decision in December 2025 and a revised second plan was adopted in July 2026.

## Scope

Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Cabinet of Japan (Cabinet Office, AI Strategy Headquarters). Oversight: AI Strategy Headquarters chaired by the Prime Minister; Cabinet Office coordinates follow-up and revisions. Stated purpose: Statutory national AI strategy to make Japan a leading AI-adopting nation.

## Key dates

2025-12-23: First AI Basic Plan adopted by Cabinet decision; 2026-07-14: Second AI Basic Plan adopted by Cabinet decision

## Notes on dates

Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0115 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0115; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/japan-artificial-intelligence-basic-plan
- **Official source**: https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/ai/ai_plan/ai_plan.html
- **Source document**: Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan
- **Published by**: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan" [AIPT-POL-0115, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0115 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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