Digitalization of the economy in modern Japan

The article discusses the features of the digitalization of the economy of modern Japan. In relation to this article, the term digital economy is considered, the existing successes of Japan in its development and implementation are noted. To conduct the research, the author conducts a comparative legal analysis of the digital economy in countries such as Russia, the USA, Japan and Germany. Based on this analysis, it is concluded that each country focuses on its own area of the digital economy, and the greatest similarity in this area can be observed in Japan and Germany. At the same time, it is noted that in Japan, special emphasis is placed on the analysis of data arrays using edge or peripheral computing technologies. This approach is evaluated very positively, since the indicators of the Japanese economy are quite high. In confirmation, the author cites data that the Japanese economy did not suffer any significant losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, which can hardly be said about other countries of the world. Special attention is paid by the author of the article to the main strategy of digitalization of the economy, which is now called "Society 5.0".