The Pulse

From a small UI design team discussion to a big realization. Here is how our team leverage AI in thinking and making decisions.

PIPI Hosting is excited to announce the opening of our latest luxury resort villa, “Morino Hanare,” located near Karuizawa Station. This new addition to our Lai series offers a serene retreat that...

We’re experiencing the biggest disruption to digital visibility since the rise of Google itself. Search is evolving—fast. AI tools like ChatGPT, Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE), and...

# Golf and Zen: Lessons from a Decade in Japan It's been ten years. A decade since I first established PIPI in Tokyo, a young entrepreneur with a vision to revolutionize how travelers experience...

Japan's political landscape has entered a new chapter. On October 4, 2025, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative and former Minister for Economic Security, as its new leader, paving the way for her to become the nation's first female Prime Minister. For overseas investors in Japan's vibrant hospitality sector, particularly the *minpaku* (short-term rental) and small hotel market, this shift in leadership raises critical questions. What will a Takaichi administration mean for investment security, regulatory frameworks, and the future of inbound tourism?

In the vast expanse of technology that envelops our lives, the choice of an operating system might seem trivial to some. Yet, for those who delve deeper into the mechanics of computing, this choice...

The shift from traditional client/server architectures to an LLM-centric, client-orchestrator paradigm represents a significant re-balancing of how we build and distribute intelligence in software systems. In this new paradigm, the client (empowered by an AI model) takes on responsibilities once held exclusively by servers: integrating data from multiple sources, deciding on courses of action, and dynamically adapting to user needs.

当「独处」与「社交」在手机中交叠，人就拥有了随时「下线」或「上线」的权力，也因此降低了对与人共处的随机相遇的兴趣。

Once, taste was the passport of the cultural elite. A byproduct of education, exposure, and slow refinement. It was earned through years of watching, reading, listening, noticing. But as generative AI rapidly expands its footprint across music, writing, design, and beyond, a new narrative has emerged: Maybe taste is the last human stronghold.

Over the past 10–15 years, Japan’s market for **Minpaku** (short-term vacation rentals) and small boutique hotels has transformed dramatically. Surging inbound tourism, evolving regulations, and...