Even though the Japanese government is working toward advancing its open data policy, the country has a ways to go, ranking 30th out of 70 countries, according to an index compiled by Open Knowledge Foundation. 
Pamoja na kuwa serikali ya Japan inajitahidi kupiga hatua katika uboreshaji wa sera yake ya uwazi, nchi hii bado ina safari ndefu, kwani imeshika nafasi ya 30 kati ya nchi 70, kwa mujibu wa orodha liyoandaliwa na Asasi ya Ujuzi Huru.