To provide high-quality medical care to its population around 30% of whom are 65 or older Japan is pursuing sovereign AI initiatives supporting nearly every aspect of healthcare.AI tools trained on country-specific data and local compute infrastructure are supercharging the abilities of Japan’s clinicians and researchers so they can care for patients, amid an expected shortage of nearly 500,000 healthcare workers by next year.
Japanese surgical AI companies including AI Medical Service (AIM), Anaut, iMed Technologies and Jmees are investigating the use of Holoscan to power applications that provide diagnostic support for endoscopists and surgeons. These applications could detect anatomical structures like organs in real time, with the potential to reduce injury risks, identify conditions such as gastrointestinal cancers and brain hemorrhages, and provide immediate insights to help doctors prepare for and conduct surgeries.
