PartnershipJul 15, 2026, 07:01 PM
NVIDIA Nemotron Adopted by Japanese Firms for AI Development
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NVIDIA announced that leading Japanese enterprises, startups, and research institutions are adopting its Nemotron open models, data, and libraries to build industry-specialized AI models and applications. This initiative aims to accelerate AI development tailored to Japan's language, industries, and workforce, addressing the country's demographic and workforce transition. Key partners include Institution of Science Tokyo, SoftBank Corp.'s SB Intuitions, Stockmark, avatarin, ENEOS Holdings, Hitachi, NTT DATA, and Sakana AI, all leveraging Nemotron for diverse applications from robotics to enterprise agents and specialized medical centers.
Key Highlights
- Institution of Science Tokyo, SB Intuitions, and Stockmark are adopting NVIDIA Nemotron for local AI models.
- avatarin, ENEOS Holdings, Hitachi, and NTT DATA are building Japanese-language AI applications with Nemotron.
- Sakana AI is integrating NVIDIA Nemotron into its Fugu model-routing platform for dynamic model selection.
- Institute of Science Tokyo developed its 'Swallow' open foundation models using NVIDIA Nemotron datasets.
- SB Intuitions trained its 'Sarashina' generative AI models with Nemotron; Sarashina3 mini selected by Japan's Digital Agency.
- SoftBank Corp. developed a large telco model using Nemotron for autonomous telecom network operations.
- Stockmark's specialized Japanese-language document-understanding model is based on NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni.
- NVIDIA Nemotron models are open, customizable, and deployable via Hugging Face, ModelScope, OpenRouter, and NVIDIA NIM microservices.
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