We are experiencing a global (generative) AI boom with record-high investments and company evaluations. But how has this impacted business in Japan? Is the adoption of generative AI within Japanese companies as widespread as in countries like the US or China? This presentation will provide some preliminary answers. After introducing the results of several surveys on the use of generative AI in Japanese companies and Japanese-language publications that recommend the use of AI to professionals, findings from interviews with experts and representatives from organizations representing both employers and employees will be discussed. Finally, concrete examples of generative AI use in Japanese companies will be highlighted. Details and registration here