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Preferred Networks · AppointedKenji Fukumizu

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Valid from
2018-11-22
Valid until
still holds
Published
2019-01-17
Recorded by AsOf
2026-11-14
Checked
2026-11-15 · its source page states the value and the date, as read by an AI model
Confidence
0.70

Sources

“On November 22nd, 2018, Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN, HQ: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Toru Nishikawa) hired Kenji Fukumizu (Professor at the Institute of Statistical Mathematics) as a technical advisor.”— what the page says, read 2026-11-15

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Each form names the value, its as-of date (2018-11-22), the day you read it (2026-11-15), the claim's stable URL and id and its primary source. The URL never changes: a superseded claim stays at the same address.

Plain text
AsOf. "Preferred Networks appointed: Kenji Fukumizu", as of 2018-11-22. Claim clm_6F0C27518AE9, https://asof.is/claim/clm_6F0C27518AE9, accessed 2026-11-15. Source: https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20190118.
APA
AsOf. (2018). Preferred Networks appointed: Kenji Fukumizu (as of 2018-11-22) [Record clm_6F0C27518AE9]. Retrieved November 15, 2026, from https://asof.is/claim/clm_6F0C27518AE9 (source: https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20190118)
BibTeX
@misc{asof_clm_6F0C27518AE9,
  author = {AsOf},
  title = {Preferred Networks appointed: Kenji Fukumizu},
  year = {2018},
  howpublished = {\url{https://asof.is/claim/clm_6F0C27518AE9}},
  note = {Claim clm\_6F0C27518AE9, as of 2018-11-22; source: https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20190118},
  urldate = {2026-11-15}
}

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