TOKYO — Japan is mired in a digital services trade deficit, with the red ink reaching 3.48 trillion yen ($23.6 billion) in the first half of 2025, reflecting the country’s reliance on overseas tech giants.
Spending on cloud services, online ads set to grow as companies digitize operations
Japanese companies are heavily reliant on major U.S. tech companies for digital services. (Photo by Kaori Yuzawa)
