Is Japan ready to go digital? Digital Transformation Minister Takuya Hirai and Mickey Mikitani weigh in.
- January 8, 2021
- by Rakuten.today

In September 2020, Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, announced the formation of a “Digital Agency,” a new government entity created to help pave the way for digital transformation in Japan — a nation in many ways still attached to paper bureaucracy. Leading this digital charge ― which is aimed at boosting efficiency in both …