Japan is a world of data. We make it accessible.
Source, license, and build Japanese datasets for AI: speech, text, video, robotics, enterprise and evaluation data, with the rights worked out.
Fifteen categories. Every modality that touches Japan.
We tell you what exists, and what we would have to find.
Dataset exists and our authority to license it has been verified.
Availability confirmed with a named rights-holding partner.
Recorded or built to your specification, per project.
We assess feasibility and search for rights-holders once you describe the need.
Entries are only marked Ready to License or Partner Sourced after rights are verified. Today's catalog lists sourcing capability.
Six ways to get Japanese data into your pipeline.
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Japanese Dataset Licensing
License existing Japanese datasets where rights have been verified.
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Proprietary Data Sourcing
We locate rights-holders in Japan and negotiate AI training terms.
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Custom Data Collection
Programs recorded or authored to your protocol, run in Japan.
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Curation & Structuring
Native-language cleaning, annotation and schema design.
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Data Partnerships
Standing relationships with publishers, institutions and enterprises.
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Evaluation & Human Feedback
Native expert judgment, preference and safety data.
From a vague need to a delivered dataset.
You describe the model behavior to improve. We translate it into a data specification.
We identify rights-holders or design a collection protocol in Japan.
Consent, license scope, privacy review and terms are documented before delivery.
Native-reviewed data with a QA report, delivered securely in your schema.
What you are building decides which data matters.
- Large Language ModelsJapanese fluency is more than grammar. It is register, regional variation, professional vocabulary and cultural reference.→
- Speech AIJapanese ASR and TTS are sensitive to dialect, pitch accent, mora timing, and the gap between read and spontaneous speech.→
- Multimodal AIModels that read Japanese signs, menus, documents and manga need grounded image-text pairs created with local context.→
- Robotics & Physical AIHomes, kitchens, shops and factories in Japan differ in geometry, objects and etiquette. Embodied models need local demonstrations.→
- AI AgentsAgents that operate in Japanese workplaces must handle approval flows, honorific hierarchy and Japan-specific software.→
- Computer VisionMixed-script text, vertical layouts and Japan-specific scenes degrade models trained elsewhere.→
- Search & RecommendationJapanese retrieval is shaped by script variation, name readings, and tightly structured catalogs.→
- Model EvaluationPublic Japanese benchmarks leak into training data quickly. Fresh, expert-authored evaluation sets stay informative longer.→
- Enterprise AIDeploying AI inside Japanese companies means documents, forms, terminology and workflows specific to the market.→
Insights
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Agents inherit the assumptions of the workflows they were trained on.
Tell us what your model is missing.
Describe the data you need. We will respond with feasibility, rights approach and next steps.