Wireless Power Transfer in Japan: Regulations and Activities

Japan has a long history of research and development (R&D) in wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies. Recently, based on a WPT R&D agreement, there are interesting new WPT R&D and WPT research projects in Japan, and are discussed in the course of this paper.. WPT technologies and its applications can make significant advancements not only through R&D and commercialization, but also in discussion of new radio regulations. Japan not only contributes in discussions of regulation of the WPT within its shores, but also in the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R). The status of the discussion in the new regulation of the WPT is further discussed in the course of this paper.