Japan AI Safety Institute (J-AISI)

Japan's AI safety institute.

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Governance

bioshok

AI safety writer covering alignment, governance, x-risk, and superintelligence.

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Blog

Noeon Research

Tokyo-based deep-tech research lab developing a novel AI architecture for general reasoning grounded in category theory and graph-based knowledge representation. Pursues AGI via interpretable, alignment-friendly foundations rather than black-box neural networks.

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Conceptual research

Shiba AI Lab

Tokyo-based research lab working on AI safety. Themes include evolutionary approaches to AI development, multi-agent coordination, and interpretable AI systems.

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Empirical research

AI Safety Tokyo

Tokyo-based AI safety community running regular benkyoukai (study group) events and reading groups.

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Training and education

TARA

APAC-wide technical AI safety training program. 14-week ARENA curriculum via Saturday sessions; Tokyo is one of six 2026 cohort cities.

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Training and education

AI Alignment Network (ALIGN)

Japan's AI alignment research nonprofit. Original research (Post-Singularity Symbiosis, machine ethics), webinars, study groups, and outreach across academia and industry.

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Training and education, Conceptual research