JP

2024

Foreign companies attracted to Tokyo in fiscal year 2024 are as follows.

*Company information will be uploaded when publication becomes possible.

1. Foreign Companies related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

  • Verdigris Technologies, Inc.

    Type
    R&D Center
    Location
    Within the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    March, 2026(scheduled)
    Business Description
    Verdigris solution integrates advanced sensor-equipped hardware for energy data acquisition with AI-powered software that analyzes and optimizes power systems in buildings and data centers, driving significant improvements in electrical infrastructure efficiency. The system enables real-time identification of anomalies (including predictive detection of potential future abnormalities) and provides risk assessments for associated failures. Users can investigate root causes and review recommended response strategies for detected anomalies.
    Key strengths of our AI algorithm is complex scenario analysis. It identifies root causes in ambiguous situations by evaluating error types and anomaly magnitudes. Another strength is rapid mitigation. It enables precise corrective actions through real-time diagnostics and actionable insights.
    URL
    https://www.verdigris.co/technology

  • ProcessMiner Inc.

    Type
    R&D Center
    Location
    Within the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    March, 2026(scheduled)
    Business Description
    ProcessMiner (PM) leverages AI to provide solutions for automating and optimizing processes, such as wastewater treatment and paper production, which traditionally required manual adjustments (e.g., chemical dosage, timing, temperature, pressure). By analyzing current conditions and autonomously optimizing based on the analysis results, PM enables reductions in production costs and improvements in operational efficiency.
    By utilizing the latest AI and machine learning (ML) technologies, PM supports plant operators in improving production operations. It achieves this by reducing variability in product quality, optimizing raw material consumption, and minimizing industrial waste--all while adhering to OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) standards and quality specifications.
    URL
    https://processminer.com/

  • illumicel AI

    Type
    R&D Center
    Location
    Within the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    March, 2026(scheduled)
    Business Description
    They provide male infertility diagnostic technology that combines software that allows AI to analyze sperm condition and hardware that scans data such as motility. Their strength is that it is 50 times faster and 20 times cheaper than conventional semen analysis methods. Their unique AI algorithm allows for 98% accuracy and personalized treatment recommendations based on sperm quality trends.
    URL
    https://www.illumicell.ai/

  • Edgenesis Pte. Ltd.

    Type
    R&D Center
    Location
    Within the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    July, 2025(scheduled)
    Business Description
    Provide a solution called "Shifu" that can simplify the development of edge AI systems by integrating multiple IoT devices, AI models, and applications into a single interoperable system. This enables various companies that operate IoT devices to improve their development and operation efficiency. Since it is not dependent on the cloud, it improves system scalability and has strong security against cyber attacks on endpoints such as terminal devices and internal fraud.
    URL
    https://edgenesis.ai/

  • Likalo Limited

    Type
    Regional headquarters
    Location
    Within the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    March, 2026(scheduled)
    Business Description
    In order to solve the current situation where companies have to put in a lot of effort to create and manage technical documents such as product manuals, the company provides software that uses its own AI to automate and reduce the workload of this task, mainly in the manufacturing industry, thereby contributing to improving the productivity of its customers. The company's experienced specialists have developed and optimized the AI in-house, implementing a video analysis function that captures the user's movements and recognizes dimensions and size. This function makes it possible to visualize the usage procedure and verbalize the work in each procedure, establishing an advantage through its high functionality.
    URL
    https://www.docsie.io/

  • 3IPK a.s.

    Type
    R&D Center
    Location
    Within the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    March, 2026(scheduled)
    Business Description
    The 3IPK platform utilizes advanced blockchain technology to improve data integrity, traceability and overall efficiency across the supply chain. Designed to meet the stringent demands of the aerospace sector, 3IPK's solution enables real-time tracking, verification and validation of complex data flows, ensuring accuracy and security of information shared throughout the lifecycle of an aerospace component for all parties.
    URL
    https://3ipk.com/

  • Weaviate, B.V

    Type
    R&D Center
    Location
    Within the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    March, 2026(scheduled)
    Business Description
    Provides an open source AI-native vector database that enables developers to easily build and extend AI applications. It features hybrid search, seamless connection to machine learning models, and a dedicated architecture that can scale to billions of vectors and millions of tenants. It can be used as the foundation for modern AI-native software development.
    URL
    https://weaviate.io/

  • Cochl Inc

    Type
    R&D Center
    Location
    Within the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    March, 2026(scheduled)
    Business Description
    Provides sound AI software that can detect and analyze a wide range of audio data, including machine operation sounds, animals, and transportation. Utilizes audio deep learning technology developed independently by the Cochl research team. Can be used in a variety of industries, including smart cities, manufacturing, healthcare, and defense.
    URL
    https://www.cochl.ai/

  • Artifyc Inc.

    Type
    R&D Center
    Location
    Within the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    March, 2026(scheduled)
    Business Description
    We develop and provide AI detection software that helps companies automate compliance with AI policies and protect intellectual property. We have built an AI model that can accurately detect the difference between human creations and AI using layer-based analysis with a convolutional neural network (CNN) that excels in image recognition. The AI model is implemented based on exclusive data obtained from over 85,000 creators, and has achieved 0% false positives.
    URL
    https://human.artistree.io/

  • Nexus FrontierTech Ltd

    Type
    Regional headquarters
    Location
    Within the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    March, 2025(scheduled)
    Business Description
    Offers One Nexus, a proprietary generative AI platform that automates datadriven processes, extracts valuable insights from unstructured data, and improves decision-making processes. By delivering modular, plug-and-play automation solutions, it automates and scales manual processes, giving end users faster and more reliable results, freeing them to focus on higher-value tasks.
    URL
    https://nexusfrontier.tech/

2. Foreign Financial Companies

  • Eurazeo Global Investor

    Type of office
    Sales and research base
    Office location area
    Tokyo, Japan
    Office setup timing
    June 2024
    Business Overview
    Eurazeo is an asset management company which manages a wide range of private assets, including European private equity, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure investment strategies. It provides management services to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. In private equity, it handles buyout, secondary, venture capital, and growth strategies. It has offices in Europe and the UK (London), as well as the Americas (New York, São Paulo), and Asia (Seoul, Shanghai, and Singapore). The group holding company (Eurazeo SE), which brings together its registered offices around the world, is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and was established in 2001. It manages approximately $397 billion in assets and employs approximately 400 people.
    CompanyURL
    https://www.eurazeo.com/en

  • Kroll Bond Rating Agency（KBRA）

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office location area
    Tokyo, Japan
    Office setup timing
    January 2025
    Business Overview
    KBRA is a global credit rating agency operating across a wide range of assets. It aims to establish sophisticated and reliable rating standards. Founded in 2010, KBRA is working to restore trust in credit ratings, which was lost during the Lehman Shock, by formulating new standards for risk assessment and providing timely and transparent ratings. Its strengths include the evaluation and analysis of more complex financial products, such as structured finance. It conducts in-depth research across a wide range of sectors in the European and American markets and provides a variety of solution services to market participants. KBRA is committed to providing useful products and tools to help investors make more informed investment decisions. KBRA employs over 600 people globally. It has rated more than 80,000 transactions worldwide, totaling more than $3 trillion.
    CompanyURL
    https://www.kbra.com/

  • Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC　（Repost）

    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 investors[2], 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/

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