COMPANY

SB Intuitions

COMPANY INFORMATION

Next-gen social infrastructure that will support the society of the future

Our goal is to realize next-gen social infrastructure that applies Japan's unique strengths as a foundation for supporting future lifestyles and industry.

  • Provide made-in-Japan generative AI services with strong Japanese capabilities that can be used with confidence
  • Create an environment that enables everyone to safely and securely use AI
  • Develop advanced meta agents that autonomously make decisions and take action

Through these efforts, we will bring new possibilities to various fields and contribute to the realization of a future in which society as a whole can grow in a more prosperous manner.

Company overview

Company name
SB Intuitions Corp.
Location
1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Date established
March 27, 2023
(company name changed: August 1, 2023)
Business description
Research and development of homegrown large language models specialized for Japanese as well as the development, sales, and provision of generative AI services
Representative
President and CEO Hironobu Tamba
Shareholders
100% owned by SoftBank Corp.

Corporate Officers

  • President and CEO Hironobu Tamba

    Hironobu Tamba

    President and CEO

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    Tamba joined Vodafone (currently SoftBank) in 2004, where he managed consumer service planning, corporate planning, mobile device verification and quality, product planning and program management.
    He later served as the head of product strategy and tactical planning, product planning, development process construction and operation, verification and quality control, technical review and specification creation, and the corporate planning department.
    He currently serves as the Executive Officer in charge of driving the research and development and business development for realizing the next-generation digital society concept at SoftBank and was appointed as the Representative Director of SB Intuitions in August 2023.
    In addition, he also serves as the Project Manager of the National Data Integration Platform Project at the Information Technology Federation of Japan.

  • Board Director and CIO Daiki Orihara

    Daiki Orihara

    Board Director and CIO

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    Orihara joined BB Technology (currently SoftBank) in 2002.
    As head of service platform development, he was in charge of the development of the application service platform, unified communications, voice services, and security services. Currently, he leads research and development aimed at building the xIPF (next-generation data integration platform) concept and business development at SoftBank. In that capacity, he promotes that realization of cutting-edge business models utilizing IoT. Director and CTO at SB Intuitions since September 2023; Director and CIO in charge of information since April 2025. He also concurrently serves as a member of the Information Technology Federation of Japan.

  • Board Director and CRO Yoshihisa Ijiri

    Yoshihisa Ijiri

    Board Director and CRO

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    Ijiri joined OMRON in 2002. After working on equipping mobile devices with facial detection and recognition in the early days of machine learning industrial application, he led the development of image measurement and inspection equipment utilizing cutting-edge image recognition in the manufacturing industry before joining LINE (currently LY Corporation) in 2021, where he leads the research and development of image, voice, and language-related AI.
    He currently leads the research and development of audiovisual and multimodal AI at LY Corporation and was appointed as a Director and CRO in charge of research at SB Intuitions in September 2023.

  • Board Director and CFO Natsuki Tsuda

    Natsuki Tsuda

    Board Director and CFO

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    Tsuda joined SoftBank BB (currently SoftBank) in 2007. He was involved in company-wide management accounting and cost management operations in the Corporate Planning Department. He was in charge of the establishment of Wireless City Planning and the Corporate Planning Department before participating in the project to acquire Sprint Corporation. At the Strategy Office of the US headquarters, he was involved in proposing cost reduction measures and strategy formulation.
    He currently leads the promotion of new businesses and investment projects in the technology field as a general manager in the SoftBank Financial Affairs Division and was appointed as a Director and CFO of SB Intuitions in charge of finance in August 2023.

Directions

Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba
1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
105-7529

Hamamatsucho Station (JR Yamanote Line/Keihin Tohoku Line/Tokyo Monorail): 4-minute walk
Takeshiba Station (Yurikamome Line): 2-minute walk from the West Exit
Daimon Station (Toei Subway Asakusa Line/Oedo Line): 5-minute walk from Exit B1/B2