According to a Nikkei BP survey, only 14.4% of employees at Japanese companies feel that their use of generative AI is progressing, while adoption rates for generative AI tools and AI agents stand at 64.4% and 29.7%, respectively.
A Nikkei BP survey found that only 14.4% of employees at Japanese companies feel that their companies’ use of generative AI is “progressing” or “progressing significantly.”
Nikkei BP’s original survey found that the adoption rate for generative AI tools at Japanese companies is 64.4%, while the adoption rate for AI agents is 29.7%.
The survey was conducted in July 2025 among 1,450 readers of Nikkei BP’s various media outlets.