DeepL opens new office in Japan—its first official entity outside of Europe
With the opening of its Tokyo-based office, DeepL is poised to continue bringing world-class AI translation to Japanese businesses.
TOKYO, JAPAN, July 3, 2023 — The world's leading AI communication company, DeepL, is pleased to announce the commencement of a Japan entity from July 2023. This new office, which will be the company’s first outside of Europe, demonstrates DeepL’s firm commitment to its customers in Japan and to its mission to help organizations communicate reliably and accurately around the globe.
Since first offering Japanese translations in 2020, DeepL has seen a meteoric rise in popularity among Japanese users and businesses, making it the second largest market for the company after its home country of Germany. Due to its popularity and unparalleled accuracy compared to other translation solutions, the Japanese market has grown over 100% for DeepL over the last 12 months, with thousands of businesses using DeepL to take their brands global. Founder and CEO Jarek Kutylowski sees the opening of this new entity as a major leap forward in DeepL’s ongoing commitment to Japan:
“We are thrilled to announce the opening of our office in Japan. As our second largest market, we knew that establishing a firmer presence would be essential to helping our customers meet their goals. Over the years we’ve developed a keen understanding of how businesses can achieve global success through access to high-quality translations—and believe our communication tools will continue taking Japanese businesses to new heights.”
Demand for translation services remains high in Japan, and DeepL provides innovative AI translation solutions for businesses looking to scale up their operations and expand to new markets. Japan is home to thousands of global companies, as well as many small and medium-sized enterprises, that want to grow and enter new markets with superior multi-language experiences. With DeepL’s innovative AI-powered translations, Japanese businesses now have a superior alternative to existing translation solutions.
With this newly established entity, DeepL continues to expand its reach into the APAC region. The company maintains its commitment to the responsible usage of AI, one that can break down language barriers, expand human communication, and take businesses forward.
About DeepL
DeepL is an AI company that strives to overcome language barriers through accurate machine translation that sounds human. Since 2017 the DeepL Translator has, according to blind tests, achieved the world’s best translation quality. DeepL also provides professional products for companies, organizations, and translators. The exceptional quality of DeepL's machine translation services is based on proprietary improvements in neural network mathematics and methodology. DeepL was founded by CEO Jaroslaw Kutylowski and is supported by world-renowned investors such as IVP, Benchmark, and b2venture.