BRAHMA AI and Hakuhodo Technologies announced a strategic partnership to develop, commercialize, and deploy high-fidelity digital humans at enterprise scale across Japan and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Formalized under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the partnership establishes a joint framework to combine BRAHMA AI’s advanced AI-driven digital human technology with Hakuhodo DY Group’s deep creative expertise, client network, and market leadership in Japan and APAC.
Strategic Collaboration
The partnership will focus on:
- Developing and deploying advanced AI-powered digital human technologies (including Interactive models)
- Delivering AI products, and services tailored to the Japanese market
- Commercializing lifelike digital humans called ATMANs for enterprise clients
- Creating new storytelling formats, branded content, and immersive customer experiences
- Integrating digital humans, ATMANs, into Hakuhodo DY Group-led campaigns and platforms
- Expanding applications across industries and intellectual property (IP) owners in Japan and APAC
Core creative and technical teams from both organizations will work in close collaboration to drive concept development and deliver high-quality, culturally nuanced content.
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A Proven Foundation
This partnership builds on a successful prior collaboration, most notably the debut of the digital likeness of Hibari Misora, created using proprietary AI models, ATMANs, trained on historical footage and audio.
The digital performer was featured in a BS Nippon TV special program “Hibari Misora brought back in the Reiwa Era” (broadcast January 7–8, 2026), appearing alongside contemporary artists. The project demonstrated both the creative and commercial potential of high-fidelity digital humans, ATMANs in modern media.
Strategic Objectives
Through this partnership, the Parties aim to:
- Accelerate enterprise adoption of digital human technologies
- Establish a new category of AI-driven communication through digital humans, ATMANs.
- Deliver culturally adaptive, high-fidelity digital humans, ATMANs, tailored to regional markets
- Unlock scalable commercial opportunities across media, entertainment, retail, and communications
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Roles and Contributions
BRAHMA AI
- Provides core AI technology and digital human, ATMAN, systems
- Leads innovation in high-fidelity digital human, ATMAN, development
- Supports enterprise deployment and scaling
Hakuhodo Technologies
- Lead client integration, creative direction, and market deployment
- Provide access to enterprise clients across Japan and APAC
- Contribute creative strategy, production capabilities, and localization expertise
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