--- title: RubyGems.org Supporters Program launches in Japan with... description: Ruby Central and the Ruby Association are launching a Japan-specific sponsorship tier for the RubyGems.org Supporters Program, starting October 2026. Japanese... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/rubygems-org-supporters-program-launches-in-japan-with-ruby-association-as-local-liaison-opqnmjee1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: RubyGems.org Supporters Program launches in Japan with Ruby Association as local liaison | daily.dev og:description: Ruby Central and the Ruby Association are launching a Japan-specific sponsorship tier for the RubyGems.org Supporters Program, starting October 2026. Japanese... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/rubygems-org-supporters-program-launches-in-japan-with-ruby-association-as-local-liaison-opqnmjee1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OpqNmJEE1.png og:image:alt: RubyGems.org Supporters Program launches in Japan with Ruby Association as local liaison og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # RubyGems.org Supporters Program launches in Japan with Ruby Association as local liaison **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ruby Central and the Ruby Association are launching a Japan-specific sponsorship tier for the RubyGems.org Supporters Program, starting October 2026. Japanese companies will be able to fund RubyGems.org infrastructure in Japanese Yen through the Ruby Association as a local liaison. Two sponsorship tiers are available during the inaugural period (October 2026–March 2027), aligned with the Ruby Association's fiscal year. The announcement was shared by Ruby creator Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz). ## Content Ruby Central and the Ruby Association are launching a Japan-specific tier of the RubyGems.org Supporters Program, starting October 2026. The Ruby Association will act as a local liaison, which means Japanese companies can contribute to RubyGems.org infrastructure funding in Japanese Yen rather than dealing with foreign currency arrangements. Funds go directly to Ruby Central and cover RubyGems.org operations, infrastructure, and security. Two sponsorship tiers are available. The inaugural period runs October 2026 through March 2027, aligned with the Ruby Association's fiscal year. The announcement was shared by Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz) and retweeted within the Japanese Ruby community. ## Questions this post answers ### How can Japanese companies sponsor RubyGems.org infrastructure funding? Japanese companies can now sponsor RubyGems.org through a Japan-specific tier of the Supporters Program, launching in October 2026, with the Ruby Association acting as local liaison. This lets companies contribute in Japanese Yen instead of arranging foreign currency payments, though funds still go directly to Ruby Central to cover RubyGems.org operations, infrastructure, and security. _Companies weighing how to back Ruby's package ecosystem can track sponsorship options like this via daily.dev._ ### When does the new RubyGems.org Japan sponsorship tier start and how long does the first period run? The Japan-specific RubyGems.org Supporters Program tier begins in October 2026, with its inaugural sponsorship period running through March 2027. This timing aligns with the Ruby Association's fiscal year, and two sponsorship tiers are available during this window. _Teams planning Ruby ecosystem contributions can follow rollout timelines like this through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Welcome Rubyroid Labs\!](https://daily.dev/posts/welcome-rubyroid-labs--bwv4f1aos) · RUBYLAND · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ruby Association Activity Report 2026: Matz, Fastly, and Ruby Grant Projects Take the Stage](https://daily.dev/posts/ruby-association-activity-report-2026-matz-fastly-and-ruby-grant-projects-take-the-stage-ye221enn2) · RUBYLAND · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#ruby](https://daily.dev/tags/ruby) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/rubygems-org-supporters-program-launches-in-japan-with-ruby-association-as-local-liaison-opqnmjee1) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"RubyGems.org Supporters Program launches in Japan with Ruby Association as local liaison","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/rubygems-org-supporters-program-launches-in-japan-with-ruby-association-as-local-liaison-opqnmjee1","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/rubygems-org-supporters-program-launches-in-japan-with-ruby-association-as-local-liaison-opqnmjee1"},"datePublished":"2026-07-15T20:58:58.996Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:14:51.114Z","description":"Ruby Central and the Ruby Association are launching a Japan-specific sponsorship tier for the RubyGems.org Supporters Program, starting October 2026. 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