Classmethod Becomes First Japanese Partner to Join AWS Generative AI Innovation Center Partner Innovation Alliance
TOKYO, Japan – 11.14.2025 – Classmethod, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Satoshi Yokota) today announced it has become the first Japanese company selected to join the Partner Innovation Alliance (PIA) of the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center (GenAIIC).
Through this collaboration, Classmethod will work directly with AWS’s team of AI strategists, data scientists, and machine learning engineers to accelerate generative AI (gen AI) adoption in Japan. Together, they will help Japanese enterprises move from experimentation to real-world implementation using AWS technologies such as Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, and AWS Trainium.
“We are deeply honored to become the first Japanese company to join the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center Partner Innovation Alliance,” said Satoshi Yokota, President and Representative Director, Classmethod, Inc. “By collaborating with AWS’s world-class AI expert team, we can deliver cutting-edge generative AI capabilities to Japanese enterprises, helping them drive innovation and efficiency at scale.”
■Driving Generative AI Innovation for Japanese Enterprises
Building on more than 100 generative AI projects and internal company-wide AI adoption (with 90% of employees using AI tools), Classmethod will leverage its Classmethod AI Experience Center to co-develop use cases, host workshops, and provide localized support for Japanese businesses.
The company’s support spans the entire AI journey—from regulatory compliance and strategy to production deployment—tailored for Japan’s business environment, culture, and language. All programs and materials are delivered in Japanese to ensure accessibility for local organizations.
Classmethod will focus on key application areas including:
- Accelerating software development using Amazon Bedrock and Claude to speed up build cycles
- Developing autonomous AI agents to streamline business processes
- Automating document processing and extracting insights from large data sets
- Leveraging internal knowledge bases to boost productivity
- Streamlining content generation aligned with brand guidelines
■Expanding the AWS Gen AI Network in Japan
The AWS GenAIIC connects enterprises with AWS experts and AWS Partner Network members to identify high-value use cases and accelerate adoption. In 2025, AWS expanded its investment in the GenAIIC by $100 million, strengthening global collaboration in industries such as finance, healthcare, and manufacturing.
As part of the GenAIIC Partner Innovation Alliance, which includes 20 global system integrators and consulting firms, Classmethod brings Japan-specific expertise and will contribute to building a robust local network through its DevelopersIO tech blog (over 50,000 technical articles) and its open-source framework Tsumiki.
About Classmethod, Inc.
Classmethod, Inc. is a technology partner supporting corporate digital transformation (DX), with a focus on cloud-native technologies including Amazon Web Services (AWS), data analytics, mobile, IoT, and AI/machine learning.
In AWS consulting, Classmethod has been recognized as a top-tier partner continuously since 2015, and has received the “AWS Consulting Partner of the Year” award recognizing the best domestic partner four times. In 2022, Classmethod received the “SI Partner of the Year” award as the global top partner, and was again named a finalist in 2023, establishing Classmethod as one of the world’s leading AWS partners. To date, Classmethod has supported approximately 5,000 companies and assisted with the management and construction of over 40,000 AWS accounts. Classmethod also places great emphasis on a culture of technical knowledge sharing by its engineers. Its owned media platform “DevelopersIO”, features over 50,000 technical articles, and we also operate “Zenn,” a knowledge-sharing platform for developers, contributing to the growth of the broader technical community. Under the mission of “empowering creativity through innovative ideas and advanced technical expertise,” Classmethod will continue to propose optimal technologies that enhance the business value of its customers.
Headquarters: 26F Hibiya Fort Tower 1-1-1 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo
CEO: Satoshi Yokota
Business: Cloud migration, development of big data infrastructure and mobile applications, technical assistance on AI/machine learning and LINE based software development
Official Website (Japanese): https://classmethod.jp/
Official Website (English): https://classmethod.jp/english/
DevelopersIO (tech blog): https://dev.classmethod.jp/en/
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Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/classmethod-yt/
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