August 31, 2026 -- Yaqumo Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Kazuhiro Nakashoji; hereinafter “Yaqumo”) is pleased to announce that it has been selected for the public solicitation, “Post-5G Information and Communication Systems Infrastructure Enhancement R&D Project (Acceleration of the Development and Demonstration of Next-Generation Quantum Computers for Solving Social Issues) / Development of Components and Materials for the Realization of Large-Scale Quantum Computers,” organized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (hereinafter “NEDO”).

Following this selection, Yaqumo will also launch joint research with SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “SCREEN”) to advance R&D on enhancing the performance and domestic production of the optical core devices essential to the development of neutral-atom quantum computers, as well as on the technologies for integrating these components into modules.

Through these efforts, Yaqumo aims to further accelerate the industrialization of neutral-atom quantum computers that it has been advancing to date, and to position Japan to play a leading role in the global supply chain for quantum computers.