Corporate Japan fights to keep up in quantum computing

US and Chinese rivals moving ahead with application of new technology

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Chinese researchers test quantum technology at a Shanghai laboratory. Global competition is heating up as leading tech companies vie to develop practical applications for the technology. © AP

AKIRA OIKAWA and TAKAYUKI YAO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's top companies are joining forces as global competition over next-generation quantum technology grows more intense.

Quantum technology has the potential to revolutionize materials development and artificial intelligence, two areas with profound implications for countries' economic and political security. The focus will be on whether Japanese companies, which lag their Chinese and U.S. rivals in this realm, can develop a market where they are competitive.

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