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This effort particularly targets developing large-scale language models specialized in Japanese and meeting needs of government and public institutions handling highly confidential data.\n\n### Future Outlook and Impact\nThrough this collaboration, both companies aim to build an environment enabling users to develop and operate AI models while maintaining the scalability of Microsoft Azure and ensuring confidentiality and data sovereignty. This initiative plans to promote AI utilization across a wide range of industries in Japan and contribute to the growth of the Japanese economy. 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