OpenAI opens its first Asia office in Japan as a 'first step' in its commitment to the region

"We're excited to be in Japan which has a rich history of people and technology coming together to do more," CEO Sam Altman said in the statement released Sunday. "We believe AI will accelerate work by empowering people to be more creative and productive, while also delivering broad value to current and new industries that have yet to be imagined."

As part of the move, the company has appointed Tadao Nagasaki as the new president of OpenAI Japan, to head commercial and market engagement efforts.

Tokyo was chosen due to "its global leadership in technology, culture of service, and a community that embraces innovation."

"As a first step in our long-term commitment to the region, we're providing local businesses with early access to a GPT-4 custom model specifically optimized for the Japanese language," according to the statement.

"This custom model offers improved performance in translating and summarizing Japanese text, is cost effective, and operates up to 3x faster than its predecessor," it added.

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