JP

2023

Foreign companies attracted to Tokyo in fiscal year 2023 are as follows.

*Company information will be uploaded when publication becomes possible.

1. Foreign Companies related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

  • bitsensing Inc.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Special Zone for Asia Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    January 2025 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    bitsensing Inc. develops cutting-edge radar solutions using advanced radar and AI technologies and provides non-contact care sensors with multiple person presence sensing, specific individual sleep analysis and disease prediction functions (dementia, sleep apnea syndrome, periodic movement disorders, etc.) to care facilities and hospitals. In the near future, bitsensing Inc. will expand the products to the general consumers. The products of bitsensing Inc. help to address the issues related to people monitoring, health, sleep of each individual that require constant surveillance such as healthcare, and nursing care, while we contribute to enhance overall health quality of society.
    URL
    https://bitsensing.com/

  • IronYun Inc.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Special Zone for Asia Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    March 2025 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    IronYun Inc. provides software that uses AI to analyze images captured by surveillance cameras in over 40 countries and has a wide range of customers in industries such as transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, and retail, among others. The strength is integration of over 30 image analysis functions into one platform. With just the introduction of IronYun Inc.'s products, it is practical for a wide range of applications. The service of IronYun Inc. will contribute to solving the shortage of manpower in security tasks and improving the accuracy of marketing in non-security applications.
    URL
    https://www.ironyun.com/

  • MICA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LTD

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Special Zone for Asia Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    October 2024 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    MICA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LTD provides software that uses AI to analyse images from mammography tests (a type of screening test using X-rays) for breast cancer screening. MICA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LTD has developed the only AI-based medical imaging platform in the world for contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM, a test using iodine-based contrast media; or provides ACEM - Artificial CEM without any using of iodine-based contrast media). AI technology can also assist physicians in reading images from conventional mammography, not only CEM, by heightening the contrast of the image and making it easier to detect abnormal findings. MICA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LTD 's technology will improve the diagnostic accuracy and reduce the overall number of biopsies in Japan, where it is estimated that 40-60% of women have dense breasts (breasts with well-developed breast tissue that can be indistinct on X-ray images).
    URL
    https://micamedic.com/

  • Moeco IOT INC

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Special Zone for Asia Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    December 2024 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    Moeco IOT INC provides a digitalization solution for real-time monitoring of customer shipments and cargo. Through a combination of a user-friendly SaaS platform and non-invasive disposable IoT stickers, Moeco captures critical shipment data, such as location, temperature, humidity, shocks and more, for every box, pallet or container shipped. As an outcome, this service allows manufacturers & recipients of goods to instantly save money on human resources associated with quality control operations, reduce insurance costs and gather full lifecycle information. By introducing the products of Moeco IOT INC, improvements in the quality of service in the logistics industry, as well as efficiencies in the overall delivery process are expected.
    URL
    https://moeco.io/

  • Qritive Pte. Ltd.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Special Zone for Asia Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    January 2025 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    Qritive Pte. Ltd. develops and provides AI solutions for pathologists performing pathological examination*1 to help them manage and analyze digitized specimen images. Qritive's products are able to identify malignant and benign tumors with high accuracy, and our AI modules comprehensively screen digital whole slide images to identify disease presence across different body tissues (colon, prostate, breast, ...) and support the grading*2 of abnormal findings. By introducing Qritive's products, it is expected that cancer tests will be performed accurately and efficiently, reducing the time and cost of pathological diagnosis.
    *1 pathological examination: Examination to collect and observe cells, etc.; used to diagnose cancer
    *2 grading: Analysis of the degree of deterioration of individual tumors
    URL
    https://qritive.com/

  • QSTC INC

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Special Zone for Asia Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    October 2024 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    QSTC INC provides space solutions in a wide range of areas including commercial communications satellites and related equipment, remote sensing systems for Earth observation, satellite propulsion systems, rocket engines, unmanned orbital spacecraft. In addition to these hardware developments, QSTC INC also provides data science management services, including big data and AI, and through these businesses is working to solve issues in the space fields.
    URL
    https://www.qstc.space/

  • Reaction Analytics Inc.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Area around Shibuya Station
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    December 2024 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    Reaction Analytics Inc. provides automated experimental equipment for component analysis in new medicine development, as well as software for analyzing experimental results to pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing companies. By using the services, clients can integrate the entire flow of sample preparation, experimentation, data acquisition, formatting, integration, analysis, and data report creation in new drug development experiments. The products, which can automate the flow that previously had to be conducted manually, contribute to the efficient progression of pharmaceutical experiments, and reduce the burden on researchers.
    URL
    https://ichemexplorer.com/

  • RGo Robotics, Inc.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Special Zone for Asia Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    January 2025 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    RGo Robotics, Inc. provides artificial perception technology that enables robots to visually understand their surroundings and operate autonomously like humans. Its "Perception Engine" system can be used in a wide range of applications such as last mile delivery and factory automation by AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots), automatic operation of service robots, and driving assistance for industrial machinery (forklifts, lawn mowers, etc.). "Perception Engine" can help automate tasks in a wide range of industries and can also be installed by any manufacturer of robots and other equipment. RGo Robotics will establish an "Asia Pacific Development and Customer Support Center" in Tokyo as an R&D center.
    URL
    https://www.rgorobotics.ai/

  • Running Tide Technologies, Inc

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Special Zone for Asia Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    January 2025 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    Running Tide Technologies, Inc. conducts a business that removes carbon from the marine environment and the atmosphere. Running Tide Technologies, Inc. sells the carbon credits obtained from this business to corporations. Algae is attached to a carbon buoy which is created by solidifying biomass with carbonates such as limestone. These buoys are floated offshore. Then, after the buoy has absorbed sufficient sea water, it sinks to the seafloor along with the algae, thus fixing carbon and achieving the removal of carbon dioxide. Also, IoT equipped with carbon buoys can accurately measure the amount of carbon dioxide removal and can contribute to the promotion of marine environment analysis as well.
    Running Tide Technologies, Inc. may contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society and improvement of the marine environment.
    URL
    https://www.runningtide.com/

  • Saccade Analytics Inc.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Special Zone for Asia Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    June 2024 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    Saccade Analytics Inc. provides NeuroFlex® software, which uses VR goggles to examine abnormalities in the vestibule (organs involved in balance) and eye movements, known as Vestibular Oculomotor Motor Screening ("VOMS"). NeuroFlex® provides VOMS data to the medical professionals in assisting them in the diagnosis of neurological disorders, such as concussion, and rehabilitation for recovery from traumatic brain injury. In particular, the rehabilitation function is a feature not found in similar medical VR headsets sold worldwide. Saccade Analytics Inc. is also conducting research into mild cognitive impairment and neurodevelopmental disorders and aims to comprehensively support brain health in the future.
    URL
    https://www.neuroflex.io/

  • WiTricity Corporation

    Type
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
    Location
    Special Zone for Asia Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    June 2024 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    WiTricity Corporation develops, designs, and manufactures wireless charging technology for electric vehicles based on its patented magnetic resonance technology. The wireless charging device provided by WiTricity Corporation is characterized by its simplicity and durability compared to plug-in types. As a method of wireless charging, it utilizes a magnetic resonance method, which drastically upgrades power transmission efficiency and distance with proprietary technology. By using WiTricity Corporation's wireless charging, EV users can expect to simply park their cars to charge, making charging more convenient. In addition, our automatic bi-directional charging technology, which can control not only V1G (one-way transmission from the grid to EVs) but also V2G (vehicle-to-grid, transmission of energy stored in EVs back to the grid), will contribute to the construction of social infrastructure that requires maintenance of the balance between electricity supply and demand and grid stabilization.
    URL
    https://witricity.com/

2. Foreign Financial Companies

  • Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office location area
    Tokyo, Japan
    Office setup timing
    September 2024
    Business Overview
    Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC is a global alternative investment management firm with expertise in derivatives and a deep understanding of volatility. Capstone strives to use this expertise to create uncorrelated sources of return and customized risk profiles for our investors. With approximately $11.5 billion[1] of assets under management ("AUM") and 284 employees[2], the Firm was established in 2007 and is headquartered in New York with offices in London, Amsterdam, Stamford, Boston, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Milan. Since the Firm was founded, Capstone has developed and expanded its employee base as well as technology and risk management infrastructure through varying market environments.
    Capstone is proud to serve as a fiduciary to investment funds with over 80 institutional investors2, of which over 90% represent public and private pension funds, endowments, and foundations based in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
    The Tokyo office will aim to provide investment management services to Japanese qualified investors.

    [1]Estimate as of 1 January, 2024
    [2] As of 31 December, 2023
    CompanyURL
    https://www.capstoneco.com/

  • Lydia.ai

    Type of office
    Sales, Operations, and Customer/Business Support Offices
    Office location area
    Central Tokyo (Special Zone for Asia Headquarters)
    Office setup timing
    March 2024
    Business Overview
    Lydia AI is an applied artificial intelligence company on a mission to protect the health and prosperity of the next billion people. The company offers a digital risk scoring engine that enables businesses to enhance their customers' financial portfolios through personalized, embedded financial products. Lydia AI uses digital alternative data to make accurate dynamic risk predictions that are used to personalize and automate underwriting. Founded out of the University of Toronto, Lydia AI backed by notable investors, including the Canadian Government, Information Venture Partners, and 500 Global.
    Lydia AI is expanding our operations in the Japanese market through our subsidiary in Tokyo. This hub is accelerating the evolution of digital finance by expanding our reach to financial institutions across Japan and providing customers with localized solutions.
    CompanyURL
    https://lydia.ai/

  • Mind Foundry

    Type of office
    Sales and client support
    Office location area
    Tokyo, Japan
    Business Overview
    Mind Foundry, a leading AI solutions provider, emerged from Oxford University's lab in 2016, founded by Professors Stephen Roberts and Michael Osborne. Based in the UK with an office in Oxford, the company focuses on high-stakes applications where decisions affect the lives of individuals or are made at the scale of a population, like detecting malaria-infected mosquitoes from sound recordings. With clients including MS&AD and Toyota, Mind Foundry is now expanding into Tokyo. Powered by innovation and strategic partnerships, Mind Foundry is poised to make a significant impact across various industries.
    CompanyURL
    https://www.mindfoundry.ai/

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