Tag: Japan
QuiX Quantum Names TEI-C Exclusive Distributor in Japan
QuiX Quantum, a Dutch photonic quantum computing company, announced on September 24, 2026 that it has appointed Tohoku Electronic Industrial...
NEC Ends Quantum Hardware Development Over Commercialization Concerns
NEC has discontinued its quantum computer hardware development, concluding an endeavor that began with one of the field’s earliest qubit...
Japan Launches Shunkai Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer
Japan’s Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) has announced the operation of Shunkai, the country’s first full-stack neutral-atom quantum computer. Developed...
NTT DOCOMO Deploys Second D-Wave Quantum Application
NTT DOCOMO, Japan’s largest mobile operator, has implemented a second D-Wave-powered quantum application to optimize how its network groups geographic...
Honda Backs Tokyo Quantum Startup Quemix for Battery Research
Honda Motor has invested in Quemix, a Tokyo firm that develops quantum computing algorithms and software, the two companies announced...
Fujitsu Opens Its Quantum Systems to Australian Researchers
Australian researchers are getting access to Fujitsu’s quantum computers, the concrete part of a new three-way agreement. Fujitsu, Monash University,...
Japanese Optimization Startup JIJ Raises $5.2 Million
JIJ, a Japanese startup that sells mathematical-optimization software with a quantum angle, has raised about $5.2 million. The round, JPY...
Illinois Quantum Park Signs MOU With Japan’s Q-STAR Alliance
The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park has signed a memorandum of understanding with Q-STAR, Japan’s quantum industry alliance, to link...
Hitachi, Intel, and AIST Launch Silicon Quantum Manufacturing Project
Hitachi, Intel’s Japan arm, and the national research institute AIST have started a government-backed project to make silicon quantum computers...
Toyota and a Government Fund Back Japan’s Yaqumo in Quantum First
Yaqumo, a Japanese startup building neutral-atom quantum computers, has raised a seed extension funding round from JIC Venture Growth Investments...