Japan risks becoming an ‘AI colony’, its digital minister warns

The Next Webby Ana-Maria StanciucJune 5, 2026tech

The phrase Japan’s digital minister chose was deliberately stark. Hisashi Matsumoto warned that the country risks becoming an “AI colony” if it fails to keep pace with the technology, using the term to defend a government-backed bill that would amend Japan’s personal-data protection law to let AI developers use medical and criminal records without obtaining […] This story continues at The Next Web

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Japan risks becoming an ‘AI colony’, its digital minister warns

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