East Asian Policy Association

The Use of Digital Technology in Japan’s Local Governments: Trends and Features

Japan’s economic stagnation, often referred to as the “Lost 30 Years,” has been partially a consequence of its lagging investment in digital technologies. As a result, since the late 2010s, Japan’s public administration has been increasingly focused on digital transformation, a critical factor missing from the nation’s economic trajectory in the Heisei era (1989-2019).  Although the […]