A collaboration involving the Japanese State Institute of Natural Sciences (Riken) and Fujitsu aims to bring quantum computing capabilities into the Fugaku supercomputer by 2025. The goal is to perform the most demanding calculations for the development of new medicines, advanced materials, and other high-tech sectors. Reports from Nikkei indicate that Riken plans to link the emerging quantum processor with Fugaku, the world’s second-fastest supercomputer, so Fugaku can analyze the quantum calculations and, in turn, refine their outputs.
Officials say the Japanese quantum computer is expected to be constructed in Wako, a city near Tokyo, by the end of March. The project envisions a collaboration with Toyota, Hitachi, and Sony to advance quantum-computer communication technologies that could enable faster and more reliable data exchange between quantum hardware and traditional computing systems.
Earlier disclosures revealed that researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology were exploring the development of a 16-qubit quantum processor in 2024. More recently, Russian scientists introduced a four-qubit processor that achieved an accuracy of 97 percent in computations, a record for the nation; projections suggest this accuracy could reach 99 percent in 2023.