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name: "SHIRO & Co."
type: Organization
description: "SHIRO & Co. is a Tokyo-based observation and foresight studio founded in 2025 by Kosuke Shirako. It publishes a network of public observatory sites and a bilingual journal on weak signals across society, work, bodies, technology and markets. The studio developed the Kosuke Protocol, a method for reading weak signals and second-order effects through five stages: Fragment, Observation, Connection, Meaning and Form."
industry: "Research and foresight"
url: https://shiroand.io
canonical: https://www.sovereignmagazine.com/companies/shiro-co
publication: Sovereign Magazine
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# SHIRO & Co.

SHIRO & Co. is a Tokyo-based observation and foresight studio founded in 2025 by Kosuke Shirako. It publishes a network of public observatory sites and a bilingual journal on weak signals across society, work, bodies, technology and markets. The studio developed the Kosuke Protocol, a method for reading weak signals and second-order effects through five stages: Fragment, Observation, Connection, Meaning and Form.

## People

- **Kosuke Shirako** - Founder

## Coverage

- [undefined](/article/kosuke-protocol-shiro-co-ai-observation) - Artificial Intelligence, 2026-09-02