Jensen Huang met Japan's economy minister Ryosei Akazawa in Tokyo on July 16 and attended a media briefing with executives from Fujitsu, FANUC, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Yaskawa Electric. The companies announced plans to join Nvidia's Cosmos Coalition to develop collaborative robotics for factories, retail, logistics, and healthcare. A Nikkei Asia report dated July 17, 2026, and a Taipei Times account covered the events and included a statement from Fujitsu executive Takahito Tokita on human-robot collaboration.