Japan
2 published articles
Sakana AIFeatured4 min read
Local-language AI meets the Japanese enterprise
Sakana Namazu bets on keigo against the strongest AI era
Sakana AI introduced Namazu, a model specialized for Japanese business documents, email and keigo. It arrives as Asian enterprises report that scarce, low-quality local-language models are holding back AI adoption.
2026-08-03
AIFeatured3 min read
AI Sovereignty
Japan's AI sovereignty play is orchestration, not building a new frontier model
Sakana AI's defense chief explains how the startup's orchestration layer lets Japan swap in and out of AI models as needed, reducing dependence on foreign frontier models. The approach focuses on post-training adaptation and multi-model orchestration, not pre-training from scratch.
2026-07-29