Creating a Future with 'Margins' for People and Businesses.
As part of the 'April Dream' initiative, YOHACK Inc. announced its vision to use AI and digital technology to drastically improve productivity, overcome Japan's economic decline and labor shortages, and create a society with 'margins'.
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YOHACK aims for a world without social inequality through the power of digital technology.
Our company supports 'April Dream,' an initiative that designates April 1st as a day to broadcast dreams.
This press release represents the dream of 'YOHACK Inc.'
In the Midst of a New Industrial Revolution
In April 2025, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said during a meeting with Prime Minister Ishiba, "Physical AI will revolutionize Japanese companies." At GTC 2025, he also stated:
"In the future, every company that has a factory will have two factories: a physical manufacturing hub, and an AI twin."
── Jensen Huang (GTC 2025)
The world is currently in the midst of a new industrial revolution centered around AI and semiconductors. The Japanese government has also caught on to this trend, expanding its AI and semiconductor-related budget for fiscal year 2026 to 1.239 trillion yen (3.7 times the previous year). TSMC's second Kumamoto factory is slated to upgrade to a 3nm process, and Rapidus has succeeded in operating 2nm chips.
However, only a handful of companies are currently reaping the benefits of this transformation.
The Reality of Japan's Declining Economy
In 1989, 14 of the top 20 companies in global market capitalization rankings were Japanese. As of 2025, only Toyota barely makes it into the top 50. The top spots are dominated by US technology companies like NVIDIA, Apple, and Microsoft. The 'Lost 30 Years' is about to become the 'Lost 40 Years.'
According to a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research, the number of business suspensions, closures, and dissolutions in 2025 reached a record high of 67,210 (up 7.2% from the previous year) for the third consecutive year. The total population has shrunk to 123.21 million, with the number of Japanese nationals alone decreasing by over 910,000 annually. Estimates by Persol Research and Consulting forecast a labor shortage equivalent to 3.84 million people by 2035.
On top of this, the Trump administration's tariff policies have struck an additional blow. Japan's export industries face tariffs as high as 25%, with an estimated 13,000 companies affected. Population decline, labor shortages, and geopolitical risks—these challenges are complexly intertwined, entering a phase that cannot be solved by simply extending conventional methods.
The Only Breakthrough: Improving Productivity
According to the Japan Productivity Center's "International Comparison of Labor Productivity 2025," Japan's hourly labor productivity is $60.1 (ranking 28th out of 38 OECD countries). This is less than 40% of top-ranking Ireland ($164.3).
Conversely, this means there is room for about a 60% improvement. Since increasing the population is difficult, unlocking this 'capacity for operational efficiency' through the power of AI and digital technology is the only breakthrough.
As Jensen Huang stated at the World Government Summit, this is exactly what the 'production of intelligence' looks like.
Our company supports 'April Dream,' an initiative that designates April 1st as a day to broadcast dreams.
This press release represents the dream of 'YOHACK Inc.'
In the Midst of a New Industrial Revolution
In April 2025, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said during a meeting with Prime Minister Ishiba, "Physical AI will revolutionize Japanese companies." At GTC 2025, he also stated:
"In the future, every company that has a factory will have two factories: a physical manufacturing hub, and an AI twin."
── Jensen Huang (GTC 2025)
The world is currently in the midst of a new industrial revolution centered around AI and semiconductors. The Japanese government has also caught on to this trend, expanding its AI and semiconductor-related budget for fiscal year 2026 to 1.239 trillion yen (3.7 times the previous year). TSMC's second Kumamoto factory is slated to upgrade to a 3nm process, and Rapidus has succeeded in operating 2nm chips.
However, only a handful of companies are currently reaping the benefits of this transformation.
The Reality of Japan's Declining Economy
In 1989, 14 of the top 20 companies in global market capitalization rankings were Japanese. As of 2025, only Toyota barely makes it into the top 50. The top spots are dominated by US technology companies like NVIDIA, Apple, and Microsoft. The 'Lost 30 Years' is about to become the 'Lost 40 Years.'
According to a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research, the number of business suspensions, closures, and dissolutions in 2025 reached a record high of 67,210 (up 7.2% from the previous year) for the third consecutive year. The total population has shrunk to 123.21 million, with the number of Japanese nationals alone decreasing by over 910,000 annually. Estimates by Persol Research and Consulting forecast a labor shortage equivalent to 3.84 million people by 2035.
On top of this, the Trump administration's tariff policies have struck an additional blow. Japan's export industries face tariffs as high as 25%, with an estimated 13,000 companies affected. Population decline, labor shortages, and geopolitical risks—these challenges are complexly intertwined, entering a phase that cannot be solved by simply extending conventional methods.
The Only Breakthrough: Improving Productivity
According to the Japan Productivity Center's "International Comparison of Labor Productivity 2025," Japan's hourly labor productivity is $60.1 (ranking 28th out of 38 OECD countries). This is less than 40% of top-ranking Ireland ($164.3).
Conversely, this means there is room for about a 60% improvement. Since increasing the population is difficult, unlocking this 'capacity for operational efficiency' through the power of AI and digital technology is the only breakthrough.
As Jensen Huang stated at the World Government Summit, this is exactly what the 'production of intelligence' looks like.