OpenAI expands its global presence with the opening of its first Asian office in Tokyo, Japan. CEO Sam Altman expresses excitement about Japan’s history of innovation. Tadao Nagasaki appointed as president of OpenAI Japan. The company offers early access to a GPT-4 custom model optimized for Japanese. Japanese corporations like Daikin and Toyota are leveraging ChatGPT for efficiency. Microsoft invests $2.9 billion to boost cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Japan.