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Japan ranks fourth in physical AI patents, China leads, Nikkei COMEMO reports
A column by Shin Murakami on Nikkei COMEMO reported that Japan ranks fourth in physical AI patent competitiveness, behind the United States, China and South Korea.
What happened
On August 14, 2026, Nikkei COMEMO reported in a column by Shin Murakami, based on analysis by Nikkei Business and U.S.-based LexisNexis, that China ranks first in overall physical AI patent strength by country and region, followed by the United States, while Japan and South Korea share fourth place. The top three companies were Baidu, Huawei Technologies and Tencent Holdings, all Chinese companies.
Sources
Translated from the Japanese original: /news/fijikaru-ai-tokkyo-4-kurai-no-nippon-kachi-suji-ha-nokoru-ka-f6b538. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.