Anthropic Appoints Hidetoshi Tojo to Lead Japan Subsidiary

Anthropic announced that it had appointed Hidetoshi Tojo, former president of Snowflake Japan, as CEO of its Japanese subsidiary, which will open in Tokyo this fall. The company also revealed plans to hire personnel to promote the Japanese localization of its AI model “Claude.” The company announced that it will open its first base in the Asia-Pacific region in Tokyo on June 25 and release the Japanese version. Tojo, who will assume the new CEO position, most recently served as CEO of Snowflake Japan, where he led the Snowflake business in Japan from launch to growth. He also has extensive experience at Google Cloud and Microsoft.

Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, commented on Tojo’s appointment, “Since we launched Claude to power users and businesses in Japan, adoption has progressed more naturally than we expected. Many companies, including Rakuten, Nomura Research Institute (NRI), and Panasonic, are already using Claude to improve their daily operations and create new experiences. We look forward to further deepening these partnerships and helping more Japanese companies use AI to create innovative products and services. Having built outstanding teams at Snowflake, Google, and Microsoft, I am confident that Tojo is the ideal leader to drive our company’s rapid growth in Japan.” Tojo also commented, “I am thrilled to join Anthropic.

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By providing responsible AI, we will help Japanese companies improve their competitiveness and achieve further growth. Companies in Japan are rapidly adopting generative AI and integrating it into their core business, customer experience, and development processes. At the same time, these companies are seeking safe, secure, and reliable AI, which is core to Anthropic’s mission, so I am confident we can provide significant value to Japanese companies.” Anthropic plans to officially open its Tokyo office in the coming months and expand its business in Japan over the next year. “We are also planning to hire for each team, focusing on local talent to understand the characteristics of the Japanese market and provide the cultural sensitivity and high quality standards that Japanese companies require. As our business grows, we plan to hire personnel in the product, technology/research, and engineering fields in the future.” As of August 7, the company’s website listed four positions in finance/strategy, human resources, and sales.

SOURCE: Yahoo