According to AnthropicAI, the company officially opened its first Asia-Pacific office in Tokyo. According to AnthropicAI, CEO Dario Amodei met with Prime Minister Takaichi and Digital Minister Matsumoto to discuss how the Claude AI model can support Japan’s digital transformation and AI ecosystem. According to AnthropicAI, the announcement did not reference cryptocurrencies or blockchain initiatives, indicating no direct crypto-market catalysts were disclosed in the statement.