Fujitsu and Nvidia broadened their partnership to develop AI platforms for Japanese healthcare, manufacturing and robotics sectors, though the companies stopped short of detailing investment amounts or concrete deployment schedules.
The collaboration centers on integrating Fujitsu’s MONAKA central processing units with Nvidia’s graphics chips through NVLink Fusion technology to create what the firms describe as self-evolving AI agent systems. The platform will initially target Japan’s domestic market, where the companies aim to address labor shortages stemming from the nation’s aging workforce, according to statements from both firms.
Chief executives Jensen Huang and Takahito Tokita appeared together in Tokyo on Friday to announce the agreement, with Huang characterizing the effort as infrastructure for an “AI industrial revolution.” Yet neither executive provided financial commitments or outlined specific customer contracts. The companies cited a possible collaboration with industrial robot manufacturer Yaskawa Electric as one potential application.
Fujitsu shares climbed 3% following the announcement. The technology firm, which reported ¥3.6 trillion ($24 billion) in revenue for the fiscal year ended March 2025, has previously worked with Nvidia on the FugakuNEXT supercomputer project alongside RIKEN, Japan’s research institute.
The companies acknowledged that high deployment costs and technical complexity currently limit generative AI adoption mainly to large enterprises. Fujitsu stated it aims to establish the AI infrastructure as fundamental to Japan’s digital economy by 2030, though achieving widespread commercial adoption at that scale remains uncertain.
