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DefinitionSociety 5.0 (Society5.0) is the human-centered society Japan aims for, one that closely merges cyberspace (サイバー空間) with physical space (フィジカル空間) to achieve both economic growth and solutions to social problems.
ExplanationCyberspace is the virtual space built on computers and networks, while physical space is the real space where people and things actually exist. The Japanese government presented it as the future society to aim for in the 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan, adopted by the Cabinet in 2016. Counting the hunting society as 1.0, it is called "5.0" because it is the fifth society, after the agrarian, industrial, and information societies.
AnalogyIf human social history were a book divided into chapters, this is the blueprint the government drew up for the next one, Chapter 5.