Mission
We develop new technologies that eliminate the problems of economic inequality.
Collaborating with local communities and organizations, we realize a new era free from excessive competition and armed conflict, where EVERYONE can keep peace of mind and passion.
Motto
Kind 💖
- Strategy
- About us
- Leadership
- Culture
- Our profile
- Major patents
- History
- Contact
- Users group, volunteers, alliance, donations, and sponsorship
- [No Selection Required] Call for Participants Who Want to Take on a Summer Challenge! Especially Welcoming Tsukuba University Students! No Software Development Skills Needed!
- Open source licenses
Strategy
By using a convenient shopping tool, buyers themselves distribute income opportunities to many people by finding "hidden gems".
Problem
We are struggling to earn the income necessary for our livelihood. Many of us are unable to get married or have children. The local economy is deteriorating.
Even though income disparities are natural in free societies, the root causes of the problems of economic inequality need to be fundamentally resolved. We aim to update the economic system and transition to a new era free from disparities and conflicts arising from economic motivations and resentment.
Analysis
Rankings and searches for products and sellers have become widespread. Top-ranked sellers gain more visibility, leading to increased sales opportunities (income opportunities), while lower-ranked sellers see a decrease in revenue opportunities. This concentration of income opportunities follows a power-law distribution, expanding economic inequality.
Since consumers ourselves are fundamentally creating these disparities, it should be possible for us to resolve the issue with the right tools.
Solution and Expected Effects
With "Requestland", buyers can use Requests when they need to ask for something or Banban Boards when they want to research on their own, to find "hidden gems" that match their needs at reasonable prices, even from lower-ranked sellers.
Naturally, buyers will distribute sales opportunities (income opportunities) more widely among sellers. Additionally, by making it easy to "first ask nearby sellers" on a map, money circulates within the local community. As the income of lower-ranked sellers increases, the local economy is revitalized, creating a "double-loop" effect that also increases the income of top-ranked sellers.
Through promotional activities, people will have more opportunities to make friends or meet potential marriage partners. As marriages increase, so will the number of children, leading to a flourishing community. More jobs will be created in the community, increasing everyone's income. That will also alleviate excessive competition.
Many managers are conscientious and want to increase employee salaries, but not all. We are considering a mechanism where pressing the "dissatisfied with salary" button informs the organization's management, thereby slightly reducing the probability of selection in Requests. Essentially, as RequestLand becomes more widespread and competition eases, reducing future uncertainties for managers and investors, the need for profit-seeking diminishes.
How?Methods of Dissemination
It is convenient to use alone, with family and friends, or in organizations like companies, and it has a high network effect. Dissemination and education are autonomously carried out by local user groups (RLUG) who use Requestland for regional revitalization. We also collaborate with many companies, organizations, local governments, and individuals.
To ensure it is reliable even in times of economic hardship, many features are available for free without a monthly membership fee. Optional features are priced on a pay-per-use basis starting from as low as $0.20, adjusted to the price levels of the user's country.
This is achieved by developing it ourselves and not spending money on advertising costs. Also, we don't operate for profit; in the future, staff salaries will be aligned with national civil servant standards in Japan.
To maximize ease of use, installation is as easy as a click from a browser and allows login without a password. It supports 37 languages and approximately 170 currencies, and is available in about 190 countries and regions.
About Peace and Passion
Peace and Passion, affectionately known as ✌️ Peace!, is a social startup based in Japan.
We started with seven members and two of us remained. For ten years, we've run with our own money as unpaid volunteers, financial aid from family and donations.
We have meticulously crafted both the theory and the system that will serve as a social foundation. It has finally reached operational status.
At its heart, what Peace creates is not just technology or tools, but communities that foster regional development and creates a new era. We work not for profit, but for realizing a new era that EVERYONE can keep peace of mind and passion.
We are eager to collaborate with more companies, organizations, and individuals. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
We're thankful to donors, volunteers, our families, friends, and institutes who've helped us.
Requestland: Shopping helper tools that create the next era with you. It makes shopping incredibly convenient, and as you use it, economic disparities are naturally resolved, salaries increase, and regions develop in a new economic system.
Banban Board: Shared boards where you can automatically add products from various online shops as cards, rearrange them, compare, and select the best.
Luncho de Peace: Common value index that you can have simple lunch in every country with 100 Luncho. For the inequality problem among countries.
Leadership
Dr. HIRANO Satoshi
Representative director, founder. Research fellow at Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo.
Received Ph.D. on computer science from University of Tokyo, and master's degree in management engineering . A former senior research scientist at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and a former part-time lecturer at Tokyo Institute of Technology. Received Japan Business Federation Chairman's Award, etc. Born in Tokamachi Niigata, Japan.
The hardest thing for me is reading stories about small children being abused by their parents on the newspaper in Japan.
Children were not given food, or boiling water was poured on them. Parents are hitting their children.
I want to make the world's parents happy first for children. I want everyone to be able to live with peace of mind and passion. I don't have much time left. I'm running at full speed.
hirano-satoshi *@*@*@ peace-and-passion.com I will read you all mails, though I may not be able to reply. Please write your real name and affiliation or state. Too harsh one will discourage me, so please write gently.
Works: Hirano Market Model, Requestland, Banban Board, Luncho de Peace: Common value index, HORB, Demacs, hterm, hml, and Ring Server
AIKAWA Kazuki
COO, founding member, AI researcher, and social entrepreneur. A doctoral student of Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
Received master's degree in engineering from the College of Engineering Systems, University of Tsukuba. Graduated Tsukuba business school. Born in Mishima Shizuoka, Japan.
Hello. I am saddened to see some familiar stores closing. I hope that Requestland will help local shops, so I'm doing it with my youth! We need your collaboration.
Happy
Assistant dog
Kind and friendly male Labrador Retriever. Sometimes he makes up stories and pretends not to know.
Likes: Food, walks, shoes.
Dislikes: YouTube ads.
I expect that you would be a part of Requestland and contribute to the slogan, that is, people's happiness. Is that OK?
Yes, I understand that you want me to join Requestland and contribute to the slogan of "people's happiness". That is okay.
Requestland service is a very attractive service that allows you to purchase what you need with a simple request on the map, and it can raise everyone's salary and create a more equitable and prosperous region.
Through this service, I want to contribute to realizing people's happiness.
Collaborative staff
Dr. J. Christopher Connelly
Technologist at a major American IT company. BA from Harvard University, Ph.D. on computer science from Graduate School of engineering, Duke University.
HIRANO Chihiro
Former head of human resources, software developer.Graduated Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Japan. Engaged in system development at an IT company in Tokyo. Born in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan in 1996.
Hello! I work in a relaxed environment.
I love animals, so I entered the Faculty of Agriculture. After graduating, I learned programming and am involved in development work.
I would be happy if there were more staff working together, especially women. thank you!
Wanted
- [No Selection Required] Call for Participants Who Want to Take on a Summer Challenge! Especially Welcoming Tsukuba University Students! No Software Development Skills Needed!
- Anyone can participate: Users group, volunteers, alliance, donations, and sponsorship
- Staff (students, pro bonos, volunteers)
Culture
We pursue our art. When in doubt, we follow our mission and conscience.
Our workday begins at 8:30 with friendly greetings for everyone. The atmosphere is akin to that of a university laboratory. We have a scheduled exercise break and enjoy our lunch in the beautiful university surroundings, often followed by a leisurely walk. We also have nap breaks. At the end of the day, we leave the office at 17:59 and strive to be in bed before 22:30.
We are a big family and learning animals; we read newspapers and books everyday. In summer we climb mountains and enjoy body-boards at the beach. No smartphone or caffeine addicts here.
Our profile
Name | Peace and Passion Inc. |
Address | 105 2-4-1, Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0005, Japan |
Foundation | 2015 |
CEO | Dr. HIRANO Satoshi |
Phone | +81-29-845-4668 Contact us from the inquiry form. Please don't contact us for sales purposes. |
Remarks | An AIST start-up A University of Tsukuba start-up |
Major patents
- Patents US 11393019 B2, JP 6722846, JP 6373980
- Design patents JP 1708906, US DM/215 800 (pending), EP DM/215 800
- Trademarks Requestland, Banban Board, Land ID, Land point, Supplandia, Peace and Passion
Our history
The following list shows a partial history of our R&D and recreations. Mountaineering seems many but one or two times a year. The list does not list our body-board tour to the Pacific ocean.
Oct. 15, 2013 | When Dr. Hirano was making a theory for protecting personal information with public key cryptography, he invented a new marketing method. The marketing method has been developed to H-Market model. |
Oct. 2014 | Climbed Mt. Tsukuba. |
Feb. 17, 2015 | Founded by Dr. HIRANO Satoshi (AIST), AIKAWA Kazuki (Tsukuba Univ), and others. |
Oct. 15, 2015 | Incorporated as a social start-up. Chair HIRANO Satoshi, R. Director AIKAWA Kazuki. |
Jun. 2016 | Climbed Mt. Nasu. A day trip with Nasu Onsen hot spa. |
Aug. 2017 | Climbed Mt. Senjo and Kaikoma in Southern Japan Alps. Aikawa Kazuki was moved by the large panorama under the fine weather and lost his voice. Stayed Komorebi cottage at Kitazawa-pass. |
Jun. 2018 | Climbed Mt. Nikko-Shrine. Camped the day before. |
Jul. 27, 2018 | The first Japanese patent was issued. |
Sep. 2018 | Aiming to climb Mt. Hotaka in the Northern Alps, but we stopped at Karasawa cottage due to heavy rain. Spend two days playing cards. After weeping down the mountain, we visited Matsumoto Castle and the Yayoi Kusama exhibition under the fine weather. Azumino soba noodles was good. |
Dec. 30, 2018 | Started alpha testing of Demandic. |
Jul. 1st, 2019 | Started free open of Demandic for COVID-19, but it didn't get attention. |
Sep. 2019 | Climbed Mt. Aizu-bandaisan. Invented demand shift! during climbing. Camped the day before. Visited Morohashi Museum of Modern Art, Goshikinuma, and Aizuwakamatsu Castle, and Ouchijuku. Kitakata ramen was good. |
Feb. 28, 2020 | Part timer student O developed video session |
Feb. 10, 2020 | Dr. Hirano created three YouTube videos, but no spread. Start Beginning to realize the nature of rankings. |
Jun. 25, 2020 | The second Japanese patent was issued. |
Aug. 2020 | Climbed Mt. Adatara. The trail running competition was being held in Corona, and it's a big nuisance. |
May 2021 | Dr Hirano published Common value index Luncho. |
Aug. 2021 | Renamed from Demandic to Requestland because they said the name Demandic sounds difficult. |
Aug. 2021 | No mountain this year due to the Coronavirus. |
Mar. 20, 2022 | Added Doumo. |
Apr. 1st, 2022 | Dr. Hirano retired AIST and became CEO. |
Jul. 19, 2022 | A US patent was issued. |
Aug. 27, 2022 | Dr. Hirano made a new economic theory based on HMM, ranking, and the power law. |
Sep. 17, 2022 | Climbed Mt. Nantai at Nikko. Camped the day before. Moved by good Gyoza at Utsunomiya (900 Yen for 12 gyoza and rice set). Legs stopped working at downing. |
Sep. 30, 2023 | Aikawa opens crowdfunding. Thank you for your support. |
Now | Requestland is in beta test. |