Japan ICT Market

Market Overview:

The Japan ICT market size reached USD 467 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 530 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4% during 2025-2033.

Information and communications technology (ICT) refers to an extended-term for information technology (IT) that integrates a wide array of hardware, software, internet- and telecommunications-based services, social networking, media applications, etc. The technology enables the users to access, retrieve, store, transmit, and manipulate information in a digital form. ICT technology has gained prominence with the rising demand for numerous advanced solutions, such as IoT, cloud computing, Big Data, content management, etc.

In Japan, the increasing adoption of IoT-based devices across diverse industries, including consumer electronics, military, agriculture, construction etc., is primarily driving the market for ICT technology. Additionally, the rising government expenditures on maintaining the high-end and advanced infrastructures along with proper development of numerous modernization and enhancement projects in the country are also propelling the market growth. In line with this, various government agencies in Japan are striving to deliver quality services in complex environments by adopting connected platforms for streamlining processes, thereby catalyzing the demand for ICT technology. Additionally, several organizations are getting inclined towards mobility and cloud-based technologies owing to various cost-saving opportunities and long-term benefits, which are further augmenting the market for ICT technology in Japan. Apart from this, the emergence of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Telecommunication-as-a-Service (TaaS) applications is further driving the investments in IT and communication services. The rapid development of the E-Japan strategy that emphasizes on the growth of local e-governance projects, including citizens’ participation, feedback and self-evaluation of online government services, will continue to drive the market for ICT technology in the coming years.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the Japan ICT market report, along with forecasts at the country and regional levels from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on spending and technology.

Breakup by Spending:

• Devices
• Software
• IT Services
• Data Center Systems
• Communication

Breakup by Technology:

• IOT
• Big Data
• Cloud Computing
• Content management
• Security

Breakup by Region:

• Kanto
• Hokkaido
• Tohoku
• Chubu
• Kinki/Kansai
• Chugoku
• Shikoku
• Kyushu (incl. Okinawa)

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined with some of the keyplayers being Fujitsu Limited, Hitachi Ltd, IBM Japan Ltd, TIS Inc, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (ITOCHU Corporation), NEC Corporation, Nomura Research Institute Ltd., NTT Communications Corporation (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation), Panasonic Corporation, Sony Corporation and SCSK Corporation (Sumitomo Corporation).

Japan ICT Market News:

• June 2025: The Asia-Pacific Ministers for telecommunications / Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Affairs, met in Tokyo, Japan on 30-31 of May 2025 to talk on collective endeavors to further enhance regional cooperation and collaboration in the telecommunications/ICT sector with vision to support the digital economy and society transformation and provide an open, interconnected, innovation-driven, inclusive, safe and sustainable digital future to all. Recalling the commitments of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), they acknowledged the efforts of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) in fostering development of regional telecommunication/ICT infrastructure, connectivity, and innovation through collaboration among the members.
• May 2025: The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and ITOCHU Corporation (ITOCHU), a leading Japanese trading and investment company, have signed a strategic partnership to facilitate the growth of ITOCHU's portfolio businesses into Abu Dhabi. Signed during the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum (ADIF) in Tokyo, the partnership plans to enable the market entry and scale-up of ITOCHU’s portfolio companies in Abu Dhabi’s priority sectors like agri-tech, advanced manufacturing, and renewable energy, healthcare, information and communications technology (ICT) and logistics.
• March 2025: Space Compass and NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced that they successfully completed LTE base station to smartphone data connectivity tests using high-altitude platform stations (HAPS)*1 at stratospheric altitudes (approximately 20km) in Kenya's Laikipia County. The project falls under the Innovative ICT Fund Projects for Beyond 5G/6G, referred to as Beyond 5G, created by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), which aims at enhancing a society where connectivity is guaranteed through air, sea, and space independent of user position.
• February 2025: The JAPAN Pavilion will be participating in "MWC Barcelona 2025" ("MWC"), a global massive mobile-related event, taking place in Barcelona, Spain, from Monday, March 3 to Thursday, March 6. The JAPAN Pavilion this year will have 16 companies with innovative ICT technologies designed for the 5G and Beyond 5G era, including future-oriented communication infrastructure, devices, and applications. Each company will utilize innovation pursuant to MWC's main themes to accelerate their business growth in international markets.
• October 2024: NTT Corporation, KDDI Corporation involved in research and development as a research collaborator, Fujitsu Limited, NEC, and Rakuten Mobile, Inc. were chosen by Japan-based National Institute of Information and Communications Technology to implement new commissioned research for FY 2024 related to a strategic program with social implementation and foreign expansion orientation (common infrastructure technology establishment) under the Innovative ICT Fund Projects for Beyond 5G/6G.

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