The Friends Group was launched in May 2024 as a voluntary framework of countries supporting the spirit of the Hiroshima AI Process, toward globally promoting safe, secure, and trustworthy AI. Since then, we have gathered online as well as in-person to exchange information.
Membership of the Friends Group (in alphabetical order)
(as of May 2025)
Argentine Republic
Australia
Republic of Austria
Kingdom of Belgium
Brunei Darussalam
Republic of Bulgaria
Kingdom of Cambodia
Canada
Republic of Chile
Republic of Colombia
Republic of Costa Rica
Republic of Croatia
Republic of Cyprus
Czech Republic
Kingdom of Denmark
Republic of Estonia
Republic of Finland
French Republic
Federal Republic of Germany
Hellenic Republic
Hungary
Iceland
Republic of India
Ireland
State of Israel
Italian Republic
Japan
Republic of Kenya
Republic of Korea
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Republic of Latvia
Republic of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Malaysia
Republic of Malta
United Mexican States
Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Kingdom of Norway
Republic of Poland
Portuguese Republic
Romania
Republic of Serbia
Republic of Singapore
Slovak Republic
Republic of Slovenia
Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Sweden
Kingdom of Thailand
Republic of Türkiye
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
European Union
Partners Community
The Partners Community is a voluntary framework in which private companies and international organizations that support the spirit of the Hiroshima AI Process participate and support the activities of the Friends Group.
It aims to support the governments of the Friends Group’s member countries in deepening their understanding and implementation of the Hiroshima AI Process, to encourage the participation of AI developers in each country in the Reporting Framework, and to promote safe, secure, and trustworthy AI.
Membership of the Partners Community (in alphabetical order)
（as of June 2025）
Amazon
Box Japan
Business Software Alliance
（BSA）
Center for AI and Digital Policy
(CAIDP)
Fujitsu
Google
Impact AI
Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA)
KDDI CORPORATION
Microsoft Corporation
NEC Corporation
NTT,Inc.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)
OpenAI LLC
Oracle Corporation Japan
Palo Alto Networks
Preferred Networks Inc.
Rakuten Group Inc.
SaferAI
Salesforce,Inc.
Softbank Corp.
United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)
World Bank
(WB)
World Economic Forum
(WEF)
Friends Group Meeting
「Friends Group 2nd in-person High-level Meeting」（2026.3.15-16）NEW!
On March 15 and 16, 2026, we will be holding the 2nd in-person meeting of the Friends Group in Tokyo (the Hotel New Otani). Further details will be provided shortly.
「Friends Group 1st in-person Meeting」（2025.2.27-28）
On February 27 and 28, 2025, we held the first in-person meeting of the Friends Group in Tokyo (the Hotel New Otani).
