Smith & Associates announced its first Japanese site—a sales office in Tokyo—in 2007. The company said the office would help it build relationships with Japanese electronics manufacturers and provide procurement and inventory management services. A current Smith locations page lists a Tokyo address, but the available sources do not establish uninterrupted operation at that location since 2007.
What Smith announced in 2007
On January 9, 2007, EE Times reported that Smith & Associates had announced the opening of its first Japanese site, a sales office in Tokyo. The report gives the announcement date, not a separate date on which the office physically opened.
Smith described the move as the culmination of a two-year effort to develop business with Japanese Tier 1 manufacturers in computer, consumer, and automotive electronics. Doug Kelly, identified in the report as the company’s president and chief executive, said:
“Smith & Associates has a long history of partnering with top-tier Japanese computer, consumer, and automotive electronics manufacturers,” he said. “Since Toshi Sato, director of business development-Japan, joined Smith two years ago, we have been expanding these relationships, and with the addition of local sales staff, we will be able to better support our growing customer and vendor base in Japan.”
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The report named Choon Byun, then Smith’s vice president of the North Asia Region, as the Tokyo office’s leader. It also identified Toshi Sato as director of business development-Japan.
What the Tokyo office was intended to do
The 2007 report said the office would provide procurement and inventory management services. Smith’s quality control, testing, and shipping facilities in Houston, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam were to support that work. This describes the office plan reported in 2007, not a current service catalog.
How the 2007 announcement relates to later Tokyo references
| Reference | What it establishes | What it does not establish |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2007 EE Times report | Smith announced its first Japanese site, a Tokyo sales office, and described its intended services and business rationale. | A precise opening day or continuous operation at a particular address since then. |
| 2023–2024 headlines indexed by Parsers VC | The index lists an August 2023 Tokyo sales-office opening announcement, followed by 2024 headlines about a general manager appointment and relocation. Parsers VC’s index is the available source for these references. | The linked original releases were not accessible; the headlines alone do not verify further details or explain how these events relate to the 2007 office. |
| Smith’s current locations page | The page lists Smith Japan GK in Tokyo at the address and phone number below. | A history of the location or entity, or proof that it is the same office described in 2007. |
Smith’s current listed Tokyo location
Smith’s official locations page, accessed October 8, 2026, lists:
- Entity: Smith Japan GK
- Address: Akasaka Intercity 3F, 1-11-44 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
- Telephone: +81 3.3568.7500
This is a present company-reported listing. It does not by itself show when Smith Japan GK began operating at that address or whether the listed office has continuity with the 2007 sales office.
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