LLM development · Tokyo

LLM development company in Tokyo

Detailed specifications, careful testing and reliable schedules, with a team overlapping most of your afternoon.

Clarigo Infotech is an LLM development company that builds custom applications on large language models such as OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini and open-source models like Llama. We design the prompts, retrieval, tools and guardrails, connect the model to your data and systems, and run it in production with monitoring, evaluation and cost control.

Japanese companies most often hire us for AI automation, enterprise systems and mobile apps.

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10+

Years of delivery

600+

Projects delivered

20+

Countries served

25-30

Days to a live MVP

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What matters to Tokyo teams

Quality, detail and reliability

Teams in Japan and Korea expect precise specifications, thorough testing and schedules that hold. We plan in detail, report regularly and treat quality as non-negotiable.

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Detailed specifications

Written requirements, screen specifications and acceptance criteria agreed before development.

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Thorough testing

Automated and manual testing with reports at every milestone.

03

Reliable schedules

Realistic plans, regular written progress reports and early warning of any risk.

04

Long-term partnership

The same team maintains and improves the product after launch.

What we do

What we build with LLMs

Custom LLM applications

Assistants, copilots and internal tools built around your workflows, not a generic chat window.

LLM integration

Add GPT, Claude or Gemini to your existing product through secure, well-tested APIs.

Open-source and private models

Deploy Llama and other open models on your own cloud when data must stay in-house.

Fine-tuning and evaluation

Tune models on your examples and measure accuracy with test sets before and after launch.

Guardrails and safety

Input and output filtering, PII masking, grounding checks and human review where needed.

Cost and latency optimisation

Model routing, caching and prompt design that keep responses fast and bills predictable.

In depth

How we approach LLM development

Choosing the right model

There is no single best model. We compare OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and open-source options on your real tasks for accuracy, speed, cost and data handling, and design the app so the model can be swapped later without a rewrite.

Grounded in your data

Most business value comes from connecting the model to your documents, databases and tools. We use retrieval (RAG), function calling and agents so answers come from your information and actions happen in your systems.

Built for production, not demos

We add evaluation test sets, logging, monitoring, rate limits, fallbacks and cost alerts from day one, so the app keeps working well after launch and you can see exactly what it is doing.

Security and compliance

Data minimisation, encryption, access control and providers configured not to train on your data. For healthcare we build to HIPAA requirements with BAAs in place for any service that touches PHI.

Working with us from Tokyo

Remote, but close to Tokyo

Time-zone overlap

Japan is three and a half hours ahead of India, so our working days overlap for most of your afternoon, with a stand-up and same-day replies.

Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI)

We design to the APPI: clear purpose of use, security controls, rules for third-party and cross-border transfers, and data hosted in Japanese cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.

Billing

Invoices in Japanese yen (JPY) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.

Sectors · Tokyo

Where we help Tokyo businesses most

Tokyo companies work with us on AI automation, enterprise systems and mobile apps, with detailed specifications, thorough testing and regular written reports.

Automotive

Carmakers invest in connected-car software and factory automation. We start with one costly process and automate it end to end.

Electronics and robotics

Hardware makers need companion apps and embedded AI. We build AI agents, assistants and automation around these workflows.

Gaming and anime

Entertainment firms reach global fans through apps and stores. AI here usually means faster reporting, fewer manual steps and better customer replies.

Retail and convenience

Chains run loyalty apps and cashless checkout. We start with one costly process and automate it end to end.

Tokyo time · Tokyo

Meetings in your time zone

Our team's hours, in Tokyo time

13:30–23:00

Monday to Friday

Overlap with your working day

13:30–18:00

About 4.5 hours every day

Daily stand-up

14:00

Tokyo time, plus written updates every evening

Local setup

Local platforms and setup

Messaging channels

LINEEmailX (Twitter)

Languages

JapaneseEnglish

Local payments

Credit cards (JCB)PayPayKonbini payment

Data hosting

AWS Asia Pacific (Tokyo, Osaka) and Google Cloud asia-northeast1 (Tokyo), in your own cloud account, so data stays where your rules require.

Process

How it works

Week 1: discovery and design

We agree the use case, success measures and data, and show you a clickable design.

Weeks 2-3: build and integrate

We build, connect it to your systems and data, and demo working software every week.

Week 4: test and launch

We test with real cases, add monitoring and guardrails, then go live.

After launch: improve and scale

The same engineers keep tuning quality, cost and features as usage grows.

FAQ

LLM development company: questions from Tokyo

Do you work with companies in Tokyo?+

Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Tokyo, including Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, as part of clients in 20+ countries. Japanese companies most often hire us for AI automation, enterprise systems and mobile apps. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.

What time-zone overlap do we get from Tokyo?+

Japan is three and a half hours ahead of India, so our working days overlap for most of your afternoon, with a stand-up and same-day replies.

How do you handle Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI)?+

We design to the APPI: clear purpose of use, security controls, rules for third-party and cross-border transfers, and data hosted in Japanese cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.

Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+

We bill in Japanese yen (JPY) or US dollars. Senior engineers typically cost $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, and fixed-scope projects such as an MVP in 25 to 30 days are quoted after a free consultation.

What time are your meetings in Tokyo time?+

Our team works 13:30–23:00 Tokyo time, so we overlap with your day from 13:30–18:00. Daily stand-ups are usually at 14:00 your time.

Can you build in Japanese and English?+

Yes. We build interfaces and content in Japanese and English, and test them with native speakers before launch.

Where will our data be hosted?+

Usually in AWS Asia Pacific (Tokyo, Osaka) and Google Cloud asia-northeast1 (Tokyo), or wherever your data rules require. Everything runs in your own cloud account, so you stay in control.

What does an LLM development company do?+

An LLM development company designs, builds and runs applications powered by large language models: assistants, copilots, document processing, search and agents. Clarigo Infotech handles model choice, prompts, retrieval, integrations, guardrails, testing and production monitoring.

Which LLM should we use: GPT, Claude, Gemini or open source?+

It depends on your task, data rules and budget. We test the options on your real examples and recommend the best fit, and we build so you can switch models later.