Araya

Araya Inc. is a Tokyo-based AI research and development company that integrates cutting-edge artificial intelligence and neurotechnology into business and daily life. Founded in December 2013 by Ryota Kanai — a neuroscientist with a PhD from Utrecht University and research experience at Caltech and University College London — Araya develops AI algorithms and products spanning deep learning, edge AI, and autonomous AI, with a distinctive focus on the neuroscience of consciousness as a foundation for next-generation AI architectures. The company operates as both a commercial AI consultancy and a research institute, delivering applied solutions in image recognition, edge AI for industrial inspection (rust and corrosion detection, construction digitization, HVAC optimization), LLM/generative AI research support, and brain-machine interface development through the ARAYA Research division. With approximately 92 employees and clients across industrial and research sectors, Araya is a participant in Japan's Cabinet Office Moonshot R&D Program focused on brain-machine interfaces.