Business Experience. Japanese Wisdom. Human Connections.
Business is built on relationships.
Led by Kenichi Uchikura, Uchikura & Co. helps business owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders build meaningful connections—with customers, partners, employees, and people who can help them move forward.
With nearly four decades of hands-on experience building and operating businesses in the United States and Japan, we have learned that opportunities rarely begin with a sales pitch.
They begin with a conversation.
Our role is to listen, understand what you are trying to accomplish, and help you connect with the people, ideas, experience, and opportunities that can help you get there.
We are not here to tell you how to run your business.
We are here to help you build the relationships and see the possibilities that can move your business forward.
What We Help With
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Building business relationships and professional networks
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Connecting businesses and people in the U.S. and Japan
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Business introductions and partnership development
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Business management and strategic consulting
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Goal setting and business planning
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Leadership and organizational development
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Cross-cultural business communication
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Technology and business strategy
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Speaking, workshops, books, and educational programs
Business Starts With People
Technology changes. Markets change. Business models change.
But business still happens between people.
A good introduction can create an opportunity. A trusted relationship can open a door that advertising cannot. A conversation with someone who has faced a similar problem can change the direction of a company.
Over nearly four decades, Kenichi Uchikura has built businesses, developed technology, managed teams, worked through economic changes, and connected people and companies between Japan and the United States.
Along the way, he has developed a network of business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, and organizations on both sides of the Pacific.
Uchikura & Co. helps put those relationships and experiences to work.
Experience, Not Just Theory
Our experience includes successes—and plenty of failures.
Both matter.
Useful advice does not come only from knowing what worked. It also comes from understanding what did not work, why it failed, and what we might do differently next time.
Our approach is also influenced by Japanese wisdom: patience, responsibility, respect, trust, continuous improvement, and taking a long-term view.
Relationships are not built overnight.
Neither are good businesses.
U.S. + Japan
Uchikura & Co. is based in Bellevue, Washington, with decades of business experience connecting Japan and the United States.
Connecting businesses across cultures requires much more than translation.
Business customs, communication styles, expectations, decision-making, and the way trust is developed can be very different.
We help bridge that gap—not simply by explaining the differences, but by helping people meet, communicate, and build relationships.
Why Work With Us?
We do not begin by asking what we can sell you.
We begin by asking:
What are you trying to accomplish?
Then we listen.
Sometimes we can provide advice. Sometimes technology can help. Sometimes a different strategy is needed.
And sometimes the most valuable thing we can do is introduce you to the right person.
That is the kind of business we want to build.
Common Questions
Who do you work with?
Business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, managers, professionals, and organizations looking for advice, relationships, partnerships, or opportunities in the United States and Japan.
Can you introduce me to people?
When there is a genuine reason for both parties to connect, we are happy to help facilitate introductions. Our goal is to create relationships that can provide value to everyone involved.
How does an engagement begin?
Usually with a conversation. Tell us who you are, what you are working on, and what you hope to accomplish. We will listen and see where we may be able to help.
Do you provide speaking and educational programs?
Yes. Kenichi Uchikura is available for talks, seminars, workshops, and discussions on entrepreneurship, management, technology, U.S.–Japan business, relationship building, and Japanese business wisdom.
Start With a Conversation
You do not need a formal proposal.
You do not need to know exactly what you need.
Tell us what you are trying to accomplish.
Let’s see who we know, what we know, and how we can help you move forward.