Governments
Furukawa Toshiharu
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Cabinet of Japan (Cabinet Office; Digital Agency) · Japan
Role in AI policy
At a September 2026 press conference on the reshuffled second Takaichi Cabinet, the Prime Minister said he would take the artificial intelligence strategy portfolio together with promoting AI and digital reform, because digital reform in government cannot be separated from AI. The Prime Minister's Office list of ministers names him Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Strategy, alongside Minister for Digital Transformation and other posts. The Cabinet Office administers Japan's AI Promotion Act and the Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan.