Japan Quantum Week 2026
It is a week when the world comes together in Japan.
Japan Quantum Week 2026 is a nationwide initiative that brings together researchers, students, industry, government, educational institutions, and the publicIt provides a platform for people from diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and countries to come together in Japan and advance quantum technology through research, collaboration, industry–academia partnerships, talent development, and dialogue with society.
Quantum technologies based on the principles of quantum mechanics—including quantum computing, quantum communication and cryptography, and quantum sensing—have the potential to create capabilities and value that are difficult or impossible to achieve with conventional technologies. Their development is expected to transform a wide range of industries and areas of society, including information and communications, healthcare, materials, energy, the environment, finance, and manufacturing.
Realizing this potential requires more than advancing cutting-edge research. It is equally important to foster interaction among researchers, nurture the next generation of talent, create new partnerships between universities, research institutions, and companies, and expand opportunities for engagement with diverse sectors of society.
Japan Quantum Week 2026 will therefore bring together a wide range of activities throughout the week. These may include research conferences and scientific symposia, workshops and networking events, industry–academia collaboration events, and activities that introduce quantum technology to the wider public. Japan Quantum Week 2026 is not simply a week to learn about quantum technology. It is a week for people to connect:
from research to industry,
from universities to companies,
and from experts to society.
It is a week:
for students and young researchers to take on new challenges,
for companies to discover new technologies and opportunities,
for different disciplines and sectors to collaborate,
and for society as a whole to explore the future of quantum technology together.
| program | information | |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum Innovation 2026, 8-11 Dec 2026, WINC AICHI, Nagoya, QIH | URL | |
| Quantum technology based on proteins, 4 & 11 Dec 2026, UTokyo, UTokyo | URL Dec 4 PosterPDF Dec 4 URL Dec 11 PosterPDF Dec 11 | |
| Building a Verification Platform for Quantum Life Science Technologies to Expand Use Cases, 7 Dec 2026, Nagoya University Higashiyama Campus, Nagoya University | ||
| Q-STAR・G-QuAT Joint Symposium, 7 Dec, Tokyo Midtown, Q-STAR and AIST G-QuAT | ||
| Japan–Netherlands Quantum Matchmaking Workshop, 9 Dec, WINC AICHI, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan | ||
| A guided tour of the Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer at the Institute for Molecular Science, 11 Dec 2026, IMS, Okazaki City, IMS | ||
| Quantum Automotive Day, 11 Dec 2026, WINC AICHI, QIH（Tentative） | ||
| QI2026 Satellite Workshop on Quantum Operations and Programming Hackathon, 11 Dec 2026, WINC AICHI, RIKEN and UOsaka | URL | |
| Q-STAR Executive Seminar 2026, 11 Dec 2026, WINC AICHI, Q-STAR | ||
| International Workshop on Realizing Quantum Networks, 11-12 Dec 2026, Nagoya, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan | ||
| International Workshop on the Authentication and Social Implementation of Quantum Cryptography Devices, 12 Dec 2026, NICT, Koganei City, NICT | ||
| QI2026 / 9th IFQMS Satellite Seminar on Solid-State Quantum Sensing, 14 Dec 2026, Science Tokyo, Science Tokyo | URL | |
| The 3rd G-QuAT Seminar Featuring Dr. Ivo P. Degiovanni, 14 Dec 2026, AIST Tsukuba Campus, AIST | ||
| QI2026 Satellite Workshop on Practical Quantum Computing, 14-15 Dec 2026, UOsaka Toyonaka Campus, UOsaka and Kyoto University | URL |
