Why This Release Matters for Japanese Organizations

Key Highlights of Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 2 — From a Japan Perspective

How Wave 2 Improves User Experience for Japanese Teams

How Sysamic Supports Your Wave 2 Upgrade in Japan

Conclusion

Japanese organizations are under increasing pressure to modernize operations, enhance compliance, and adopt AI-driven processes — especially as the digital transformation (DX) landscape accelerates. Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Release Wave 2 represents one of the most significant updates in recent years, particularly for Japanese SMEs, global subsidiaries operating in Japan, and companies navigating Japan-specific financial, operational, and compliance requirements.

As a Japan-based Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation partner, Sysamic examines what this release truly means for businesses here — beyond the global marketing messages — and how organizations in Japan can strategically benefit from the new capabilities.

Why This Release Matters for Japanese Organizations

The 2025 Wave 2 update (October 2025–March 2026) brings substantial improvements across AI, compliance, automation, multi-region commerce, and sustainability tracking. More importantly, these features align closely with challenges uniquely faced in the Japanese market:

• Complex supply chains

• Strict audit and compliance expectations

• Heavy back-office workloads

• Labour shortages

• Increasing ESG reporting pressure

• Multi-language & multi-entity operational structures

• Fast-growing e-commerce channels

Business Central Wave 2 delivers tools that help Japanese companies operate with more efficiency, transparency, and resilience.

Key Highlights of Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 2 — From a Japan Perspective

1. AI & Copilot: Practical Automation for Japan’s Labour-Constrained Environment: Japan faces persistent talent shortages, especially in back-office finance and operations roles. Wave 2 directly addresses this with true AI-driven automation:

Copilot Enhancements

• Natural-language data queries (“売上トップのお客様を教えて”)

• AI-generated report summaries

• Context-aware auto-fill across records

• More accurate data entry for multi-language environments

Sales Order Agent: A powerful autonomous agent that:

• Reads incoming customer emails

• Extracts item requests

• Creates quotes/orders

• Checks availability

• Sends confirmations

This is remarkably valuable for Japanese manufacturers, distributors, and trading companies that process hundreds of daily customer orders.

Analysis Assist: Ask questions in English or Japanese and receive instant insights:

• 「今月の売上推移を教えて」

• “Show purchase variances by vendor”

This democratizes analytics for non-technical Japanese users.

2. Smarter Financial & Compliance Features for Japan’s Strict Audit Culture: Businesses operating in Japan must comply with rigid audit expectations, strict segregation of duties, and detailed asset tracking.

Wave 2 supports this through:

• Multiple Fixed Asset Cards for multi-site asset management

• Improved Excise Tax Calculations

• New Audit Trail Reports aligned with robust audit requirements

• Dedicated AP Role Center optimized for high-volume invoice processing

• Enhanced financial reports with Excel-based scheduling

These features enhance transparency, which is critical for Japanese auditors, CFOs, and corporate governance teams.

3. E-Commerce & Shopify Enhancements for Japan’s Retail Boom: Japan’s e-commerce and cross-border trade sectors continue to accelerate. Wave 2 strengthens Shopify integration with:

• Market-specific pricing (essential for Japan vs. global storefronts)

• Staff-to-salesperson mapping for accurate commission tracking

• Enhanced billing/shipping mapping supporting Japan’s address standards

This eliminates manual reconciliation — an ongoing pain point for Japanese retail operators and e-commerce teams.

4. Built-In Sustainability & ESG Reporting — Increasingly Crucial in Japan: Japanese corporations are prioritizing ESG reporting due to new local governance standards and global supply chain expectations.

Wave 2 introduces:

• Sustainability Journals

• Scope 3 emissions tracking

• CO₂e (carbon dioxide equivalent) calculations

• AI-driven suggestions for carbon-aware operations

These tools directly support Japanese organizations preparing for CSRD, carbon border regulations, and domestic sustainability disclosures.

5. Power Platform & Microsoft 365 Integration — Strong Value for Hybrid Work Japan: Wave 2 brings deeper interoperability across Microsoft’s ecosystem:

Power Platform

• Autonomous AI Agents built with Power Automate & Copilot Studio

• Stronger Dataverse connectivity

• Faster multi-system orchestration

This is ideal for Japanese organizations that maintain hybrid processes using Power Apps, SharePoint, and Business Central.

Microsoft 365

• Generate quotes directly from Outlook

• Review Business Central data inside Teams

• Excel-based financial modelling with live data

• Copilot in Word for invoice summaries & proposal drafts

This is crucial in Japan’s highly collaborative yet documentation-heavy work culture.

6. Developer Tools that Benefit Japan’s Customization-Heavy Implementations: Japanese organizations often require tailored solutions due to complex workflows.

Wave 2 expands developer flexibility:

• Cancel builds/publish in VS Code

• Stronger telemetry for faster troubleshooting

• Page scripting enhancements

• Ability to extend Copilot via AL

• Improved performance profiling

This significantly reduces development lead times for Japanese customization requirements.

How Wave 2 Improves User Experience for Japanese Teams

✔ Fewer Clicks, Fewer Manual Processes: Japan’s back-office workloads are often extremely manual.
AI agents dramatically cut down repetitive tasks.

✔ More Personalization for Item, Vendor & Customer Cards: Important for Japanese businesses managing regional distributors or multiple business units.

✔ Smarter Search (Tell Me): Supports semantic search — useful in bilingual work environments.

✔ Resizable panels & better layout controls: Improves visibility for finance teams working with large data grids.

What Japanese Organizations Should Consider Before Upgrading

Sysamic strongly recommends the following steps before upgrading:

1. Test in a Sandbox (必須): Validate all customizations, integrations, and extensions.

2. Review AppSource Extensions: Some Wave 2 features ship as optional extensions.

3. Confirm Copilot Licensing: Certain Copilot functions use consumption-based billing.

4. Review Impact on Custom AL Code: Especially for companies with deep localization or industry-specific customizations.

5. Train Teams Ahead of Time: Japan’s workforce values structured learning; early training reduces adoption friction.

Sysamic offers guided upgrade workshops specifically tailored for the Japanese audience.

How Sysamic Supports Your Wave 2 Upgrade in Japan

As a Japan-based Dynamics 365 partner, Sysamic ensures that Business Central is configured, localized, and optimized for the unique needs of Japanese organizations.

Our approach includes:

• Japan-compliant financial and tax configuration

• Localization for language, address formatting, and multi-entity setups

• Power Platform automation tailored to Japanese processes

• AI readiness assessments

• Shopify and e-commerce integration for Japan markets

• ESG and sustainability reporting enablement

• Post-go-live hypercare in Japanese & English

With Wave 2 bringing enterprise-grade capabilities, Sysamic helps businesses unlock these benefits securely and efficiently.

Conclusion

The Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Release Wave 2 is more than an incremental update — it represents a major shift toward autonomous ERP operations, deeper analytics, and Japan-ready compliance capabilities.

For Japanese organizations navigating DX, accelerating e-commerce operations, strengthening sustainability reporting, or modernizing legacy systems, this release offers powerful new tools to operate smarter, faster, and with greater resilience.

Sysamic stands at the centre of this transformation in Japan, helping companies adopt Business Central in a way that aligns with Japanese business culture, regulatory expectations, and operational realities.

Sysamic is widely trusted in Japan as a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Partner, helping businesses navigate digital transformation with localized expertise and global technology. Specializing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, we support Japanese enterprises and global companies operating in Japan with ERP implementations, cloud migration, compliance, and modernization strategies. Our bilingual team ensures clear communication and seamless integration with Japan’s unique regulatory and business environment. Whether you’re adopting Microsoft Azure, deploying Microsoft Copilot, or managing a hybrid workforce, Sysamic delivers secure, scalable, and future-ready solutions

To learn how Sysamic can support your digital transformation in Japan, email us at info@sysamic.com or fill out our contact form here to get in touch.