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ICP Japan
ICP Japan is a community organization dedicated to promoting the Internet Computer (decentralized cloud) ecosystem in Japan.
Partners
ICP Japan's activities are supported by collaborations with the following companies, educational institutions, communities, and partners.
About us
ICP Japan is a community dedicated to promoting the Internet Computer (decentralized cloud) ecosystem in Japan. It started in 2022 as the industry-academia research project "C3F", and operated as ICP HUB Japan from 2024.
Following the DFINITY Foundation's restructuring (DFINITY 2.0) in December 2025, the ICP Hub program concluded — but ICP Japan continues as a volunteer-led, self-organized community initiative.
Learn more about ICP Japan →Enterprise ICP implementations from Japan
Notable use cases where major Japanese enterprises and startups have adopted ICP technology. From VCs to IoT/DePIN — enterprise implementations originating in Japan.
Dentsu Soken × ICP — VCs (Verifiable Credentials)
A digital trust foundation for verifiable credentials, combining Dentsu Soken's VCs solution "VeCrea" with ICP cryptographic technology (vetKeys). A reference implementation for enterprise.
IoT/DePIN × ICP — A data-trust revolution
A co-hosted case with bypp Inc. Tamper-proof recording and use of IoT data on a blockchain foundation, advancing toward a 10-trillion-yen data economy.
ICP projects built by Japanese developers
Projects emerging from the ICP Japan community. From EVM-compatible chains and AI-native distributed memory to editor extensions — Japanese developers are extending the ICP ecosystem at the implementation level.
Kasane — EVM on ICP
An EVM-compatible chain that uses ICP as its native token, with Chain ID 4801360 (0x494350). Led by hude (Japan).
Kinic — Personal AI Memory
Encrypted personal memory (a searchable vector DB) for AI agents. Built by clankpan. 1,000+ users / 10TB+ managed.
Motoko Extension for Zed
An extension that brings the ICP-native language Motoko to the Zed editor. Built by Yota Wino (Japan), awarded #icpgrant.
ICP as a sovereignty-preserving cloud
Centralized clouds (AWS / Azure / GCP) carry single points of failure and jurisdictional risks. In March 2026, a fire at AWS's Dubai facility caused widespread impact. ICP, running on distributed subnets as a "sovereign cloud", is drawing attention from governments — including Switzerland and Pakistan.
Swiss Subnet — "Sovereign Secure. Cloud infrastructure for the AI era."
Zug-based Swiss Subnet AG provides a "sovereign execution environment built in Switzerland". All execution environments operate under Swiss law and support AI-native, regulated, and mission-critical workloads. Runs as a subnet on ICP (Internet Computer).
DFINITY Foundation and Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA) sign strategic partnership
In February 2026, DFINITY and the Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA) announced a strategic partnership for sovereign cloud infrastructure on Internet Computer, generative-AI app development, and secure national communications. Pakistan Subnet and Caffeine AI Licenses are also planned.
Major / enterprise co-hosted events
Notable major events ICP Japan has co-hosted with leading Japanese companies and industry players. We share primary information through deep dives into implementations and technical topics.
Mycel × ICP — Account Transfer Protocol (ATP)
Live event marking the ATP Ver.1 release. Co-founder yosui spoke.
IoT/DePIN × ICP — Data trust revolution
Co-hosted with bypp Inc. Tackling a 10-trillion-yen market — the data-trust revolution unlocked by blockchain.
Dentsu Soken × ICP — VCs (Verifiable Credentials)
A digital trust foundation combining Dentsu Soken's VCs solution "VeCrea" with ICP cryptographic technology.
ICP Hackathon 2025 awards ceremony
Top entries awarded from 116 submissions across Waves 1–4, with a developer networking event.
ICP Japan launch event
Japan launch of the global ICP HUBS NETWORK (37 locations worldwide), held at Hamamatsucho PREX.
Gijutsushoten 16 — Introduction to ICP
Launch of "Internet Computer Introduction: a blockchain-based decentralized cloud for the web3 era".
Join the community
Connect with developers and researchers on our Japanese-language Discord channels. Meetups and hackathons are held nationwide, centered in Tokyo, with 30+ events since launching in 2022.
See eventsLearn ICP technology
Chain Fusion, DeAI, Internet Identity, WASM smart contracts. Over 190 Japanese translations of DFINITY official articles plus original technical explanations.
Read technical articlesCo-create as a partner
Co-creation partnerships with enterprises, startups, universities, and VCs. Tap into the resources of the global ICP ecosystem.
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Latest articles
Translations of DFINITY official blog posts, event reports, and technical explanations — published in Japanese.
ICP 2.0, DFINITY 2.0, and Caffeine (self-writing apps)
True cross-chain interoperability with Mycel × ICP
Osaka / Kyoto Meetup #2 report
IoT/DePIN × ICP — Tackling a 10-trillion-yen market
Self-Writing Apps and the SWI manifesto — overview of Caffeine
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Join ICP Japan
Developers, researchers, startups, enterprises — choose the channel that fits you.
Discord Community
Ask questions and collaborate with other developers on our Japanese-language channels.
JoinOpenChat
A decentralized chat running on ICP. Connect with our community on-chain.
Open OpenChatX (Twitter)
News, event announcements, ecosystem updates. Follow @icphub_JP.
Follow on XYouTube
Recorded sessions from meetups and hackathons, plus technical deep dives.
Open channelMeetup / Hackathon
Recurring events in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka. Register via Luma.
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Partnership inquiries, interviews, and speaker requests.
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