Kiroboto Local Marketplace service will be available for limited testing later this month. Kiroboto enables local businesses and individuals to advertise their products and service for free. And, later Kiroboto offers purchase assurance program to buyers.

Uchikura & Co. just opened the first Facebook online store selling a product from Japan. This is a first step to online marketing development. Please go to http://www.facebook.com/uchikuraco then click on the "Store" one the left. Currently, only one item is available. When I am confident that we can operate this shop, ...

It is not easy to open an online store and start selling products online even to the IT professional person like me. I cannot imagine how small business owners can setup their shopping cart system online. Once you are setup, next thing is that you need to promote your shopping system. That is another beast by itself.

I learn from Frost Connections today at Seattle Execs meeting, that website play a major role in recruiting new employees. It is so logical but I did not think about it. Thank you, Kim.

My friend Percell Johnson is wearing rare Uchikura Co polo that made for Japan Fair.

Yes, I can. So, please meet me.

The carrot top tea that we sold at Japan Fair 2017 is now available at eBay for a limited time. http://www.ebay.com/itm/222627001353?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

The Small Business Expo just announced the 2018 exhibit schedule. Seattle is dropped from the schedule. I guess Seattle is not worth having this expo. People realize that Seattle is not a very small business friendly city. This is vey unfortunate. https://www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com

We are redesigning http://www.uchikura.co to sell products that are made in Japan. in the US. There are many products that are only available in Japan but desired by people around the world. One of the places that you can go to find products in Japan is at the trade show like GIFT SHOW in Japan. http://www.giftshow.co...

Building and incorporating shopping cart system and credit card processing system is more difficult and time consuming than we have planned. We will talk on Monday to see how we get this done.