AI learns to read ancient Japanese pottery with 93% accuracy

Classifying ancient pottery has always depended on the trained judgment of an archaeologist. Identifying the subtle ...
TechCrunch

Sakana AI raises $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to continue building AI models for Japan

As U.S. giants like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic race to develop the large language models that underpin their AI products, startups such as Sakana AI, Mistral AI, DeepSeek, and AI21 Labs are carving ...
Observer

This $2.6B Japanese A.I. Startup Exposes the Language Gap in Today’s LLMs

Like many other A.I. startups, Sakana AI is pursuing technology that can reason, self-improve and aid scientific research. But where the Tokyo-based venture stands apart from most of the world’s model ...
csis.org

Japan’s Agile AI Governance in Action: Fostering a Global Nexus Through Pluralistic Interoperability

The year 2025 has marked a major transformation in global trends concerning artificial intelligence (AI) risks and regulations. Beginning with the “DeepSeek shock” out of China in January and the AI ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Invests in Sakana AI to Boost Gemini’s Presence in Japan

Google joined Japanese startup Sakana AI’s roster of backers in a move that bolsters chatbot Gemini’s presence in a country eager to speed up artificial intelligence adoption. The investment follows a ...
Business Wire

Ubitus Receives Major METI Investment Grant, Investing JPY 17 Billion to Build Japan’s Top AI GPU Center

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ubitus K.K., a global leader in cloud streaming and AI solutions (Headquarters: Shinjuku, Tokyo; CEO: Wesley Kuo), today announced that it has been officially selected for the ...