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How Japan’s Next-Gen Supercomputing Push Is Powering a New Wave of Enterprise Innovation

Japan’s Next-Gen Supercomputing race was never just about breaking speed records. The world once measured success in raw FLOPS, the sheer number of calculations per second. Now the question has changed. It’s not how fast you compute, but what that speed can actually do for people, industries, and economies. That’s where Japan is rewriting the playbook. The country’s new Next-Gen Supercomputing push goes beyond the legacy of Fugaku. It’s stepping into the era of hybrid systems where AI and HPC work side by side. Projects like FugakuNEXT, ABCI 3.0, and upcoming quantum integration show how Japan is merging scientific strength with real-world usability. This shift isn’t just technical. It’s strategic. Japan is building sovereign, AI-integrated supercomputing infrastructure to secure its technological independence and global competitiveness. The goal is clear, to…