- Business
- MetaReal Corporation (6182.T) develops and provides AI-powered translation, generative AI solutions, metaverse, and digital twin technologies primarily through software-as-a-service (SaaS) and application programming interface (API) models; its core offerings include the high-precision AI automatic translation engine T-4OO supporting 100 languages and over 2,000 specialized fields such as medicine, legal, finance, chemistry, machinery, electrical electronics, and patents; the OnYaku platform for real-time speech-to-text translation and interpretation in web conferences and events; generative AI services under Metareal AI and the Shigoto Owaru AI series encompassing industry-specific tools like Hirobo AI for press release generation and scoring, Rakuyaku AI for pharmaceutical document consistency checks, and Shikiho API for financial market analysis in partnership with Toyo Keizai Inc.; metaverse and VR solutions via STUDIO55 including CG visualization, BIM integration, and Gaussian Splatting-based digital twins created from smartphone videos or 2D drawings for architecture and real estate; crowdsourcing services for multilingual translation, overseas research, corpus development, and app localization; human translation, interpretation, and corporate language training; wearable devices, xR systems, AI-as-a-service, and VR-related products targeting corporate clients across 6,000 companies mainly in Japan. The Tokyo-based company, founded in 1952 and formerly known as Rozetta Corporation until its name change in September 2021, operates three main segments—machine translation (MT), human translation (HT), and crowdsourcing—with subsidiaries including Rozetta for translation engines and STUDIO55 Co., Ltd., whose shares were acquired in December 2024 to bolster metaverse capabilities; recent strategic shifts encompass management integration between MetaReal and Rozetta units, the launch of over 50 industry-tailored generative AI tools, a pivot toward early-stage Metareal AI revenue contribution via large-scale customer proposals, and initiation of an AI/MV Marketing business through M&A of specialized AI and metaverse technology firms to leverage client bases and expand growth areas. Headquartered at 3-7-1 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, MetaReal employs 229 people and focuses on domestic market leadership in AI translation with 95% accuracy in key sectors while pursuing global language barrier elimination through ongoing investments in T-4OO enhancements and wearable translation tools.