Artificial intelligenceSakana AI devising unique Japanese AI, CEO says
Japan's fastest growing unicorn blends US, China technologies for its development
David Ha, CEO of Sakana AI, in an interview with Nikkei, said that Japan should direct its own course in AI research instead of being led by the US and China. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
KOJI NOZAWA
September 1, 2025 18:18 JST
TOKYO -- Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based startup valued at more than $1 billion, is expanding its business by taking advantage of the nation's geopolitical prerogatives. The unicorn is promoting the development of artificial intelligence (AI) unique to Japan by making use of U.S. and Chinese technologies.