Japan Future of Workstyle Forecast, 2023-2026

This study analyzes the market size of future of workstyle (FoW) in Japan, citing research data from the Worldwide Future of Workstyle Spending Guide version 2, November 2022. The Spending Guide is based on the DX Spending Guide and integrates FoW-related data from other Spending Guides and restructures it based on the definitions of FoW pillars (space, augmentation, culture), use cases, technology categories, and so forth. This study describes the market size trends and background for the pillars and the major use cases in each pillar. In addition, significant market developments include trends related to virtual offices and digital workforce development."It is time for IT suppliers to further support the development of human resources with digital skills in Japan companies and to reduce manpower and streamline fieldwork in order to promote medium- to long-term growth of the Japan IT market," says Kazuko Ichikawa, group manager, Verticals and Cross Technologies, IDC Japan.