Astamuse Launches New Book by Nobuaki Kawaguchi: 'Japan Reboot: Winning Moves and Strategic Indispensability for Japanese Companies'

Astamuse Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Ayumu Nagai) today released a new book, 'Japan Reboot: Winning Moves and Strategic Indispensability for Japanese Companies—Data-Driven Survival Strategy for the Age of Tech Hegemony,' authored by Nobuaki Kawaguchi, Executive Chief Scientist at Astamuse, through Relic Publishing, a label of Relic Inc.

This is a practical strategy book that uses intangible asset data—such as patents, academic papers, and grants—to decode the 'strategic indispensability' that Japanese companies must build in an era of rising geopolitical risk and intense deep tech competition.

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■ Background of the Publication

Japan has not lacked effort during the 'Lost 30 Years.' However, much of that effort was centered on improvements within existing rules, failing to gain the power to rewrite the underlying conditions themselves. As we transition to deep tech hegemony—where industrial competitiveness and security are integrated, including AI, quantum technology, biotechnology, and next-generation energy—Japanese companies are now required to build a position in the global supply chain that is 'indispensable.'

This book condenses Astamuse's vast repository of over 1 billion data points and the insights gained from supporting over 400 major domestic companies in creating new businesses and innovation. It provides a clear blueprint for all management and business professionals who see change as their own responsibility and aim to create the future with their own hands.

■ Key Contents and Features

Visualization of 'Strategic Indispensability (Chokepoints)' driven by over 1 billion primary data points
By scoring an objective database of intangible assets, including 120 million patents, 260 million academic papers, 7 million grants, and startup investment information, the book identifies 'critical chokepoints' that Japanese firms should secure in advance—such as optical lattice clocks, perovskite solar cells, and nuclear fusion core components—that are difficult to discern from simple aggregations of public information.

Perspective on 'Japan Redesign' crossing policy, management, and investment
It decodes 17 strategic fields and 8 cross-sectoral foundations not merely as a policy menu, but as a blueprint showing the shift to a 'Crisis Management Investment Nation.' Covering everything from AI and quantum to space, marine, logistics, and geopolitics, each chapter concludes with specific suggestions for companies and investors.

Purchaser benefit: 'Practical Worksheet' for immediate strategy review
Readers can download a limited 'Practical Worksheet for Designing Strategic Indispensability' via a QR code in the book. It adopts a simple and practical format allowing readers to intuitively understand their current position, from auditing their own strengths to visualizing geopolitical risks.

[Concurrent Launch] Sales of Data Sets linked to the book
Corresponding to the strategic areas explained in the book (biotech, quantum, energy, etc.), sales of data sets that allow companies to track and reproduce deeper macro-analysis and competitive risks have begun. This enables the direct integration of cutting-edge technology insights into corporate management strategies.

■ Authority of Data and Astamuse's Unique Analysis

The book's greatest strength lies in its objective backing based on Astamuse's intangible asset database covering 193 countries and over 1 billion data points. Rather than a mere list of information, Astamuse uses a proprietary algorithm honed over 20 years to visualize and score technological growth potential and market white spaces, deriving deep insights. The book connects this overwhelming amount of information to the practical question of 'in which processes or components should we become indispensable (a chokepoint)?' It provides a 'concrete, ready-to-use industrial strategy blueprint' for Japanese companies to survive the age of tech hegemony.

■ Book Information
Title: Japan Reboot: Winning Moves and Strategic Indispensability for Japanese Companies—Data-Driven Survival Strategy for the Age of Tech Hegemony
Author: Nobuaki Kawaguchi (Executive Chief Scientist, Astamuse Co., Ltd.)
Release Date: June 12, 2026
Price: Digital version: 1,100 yen (incl. tax) / 1,000 yen (excl. tax)
Publisher: Relic Inc.
Amazon URL: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0H4FVYLLY