Kobe, Japan · For small businesses

AI consulting.
Practical tools.

From your first AI workflow to tools you can use every day.

BONDS provides AI consulting and develops AI-powered tools for Japanese small businesses, including restaurants and service companies. We help with document workflows, customer acquisition and everyday operations using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude.

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Services & development

Start where your business
needs support.

AI consulting & adoption

We help choose and use tools such as ChatGPT and Claude, identify suitable tasks and establish a workable process for your team.

  • Generative AI advice and implementation support
  • Prompts tailored to business tasks
  • Team training and operating procedures

Documents & workflow automation

We design workflows that reduce repetitive work while keeping human review where it is needed.

  • Meeting notes, reports and proposals
  • Document summaries and information organization
  • Automation of recurring business tasks

Web & customer acquisition

We improve how businesses present their services through websites, search and social media, and use AI to support content preparation and updates.

  • Website development and improvement
  • Clear business and service information
  • Content planning and publishing workflows

AI tools & agents

We are developing task-specific AI tools and agents for small businesses. Our development areas include document analysis, grant and subsidy research, customer acquisition and operations automation. We start with focused prototypes and improve them through practical use.

  • Tools tailored to individual business workflows
  • Generative AI applications using tools such as Claude
  • Prototype development and iterative improvement

How we work

Test one workflow.
Build a process that lasts.

We review the current task before introducing AI. We then define human review steps, running costs and operating procedures so the workflow is manageable in everyday use.

  1. Understand the task

    Identify where time is spent and what creates unnecessary work.

  2. Build and test a prototype

    Try one workflow and review its usefulness and ease of use.

  3. Prepare it for daily use

    Document the process, review steps and ongoing improvements.

Business information

About BONDS

BONDS is a sole proprietorship operated by Hiroaki Tanioka in Kobe, Japan. Alongside Bar BONDS, the business provides AI consulting, workflow automation, web support and AI product development for small businesses.

Our AI work is informed by the practical challenges of operating a small hospitality business.

Business name
BONDS
Business type
Sole proprietorship
AI business start
2025
Founder / Owner
Hiroaki Tanioka
Location
Sannomiya, Kobe, Japan
Activities
AI consulting, generative AI adoption, workflow automation, web and customer acquisition support, AI tool development, and bar operations

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Tell us about
your workflow.

Share your business type, the task you want to improve and the result you need. Scope and pricing depend on the project.