About ohata.ai

About ohata.ai in the United States

ohata.ai is a recycling and resource circulation brand developed and operated by Ohata Shoji Inc., a Japanese recycling company founded in Osaka in 1998.

In the United States, local business operations are conducted by Ohata Shoji America Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Ohata Shoji Inc.

Ohata Shoji America Inc. connects Japanese recycling experience with local operations in the United States. Our focus is on electronics recycling, computer recycling, electronic scrap purchasing, AI-related equipment purchasing, server and PC purchasing, reuse, refurbishment, resource trading, and resource recovery.

We believe recycling is not simply about processing unwanted materials. It is about preserving value.

A computer, server, workstation, or electronic part that has completed its first role may still have value as a reusable product, a source of parts, or a recoverable resource.

Through ohata.ai, we aim to build a practical resource distribution platform that connects purchasing, reuse, refurbishment, resale, resource recovery, and responsible recycling.

U.S. Operating Company

Ohata Shoji America Inc.

Ohata Shoji America Inc. is a U.S. subsidiary of Ohata Shoji Inc.. The company is responsible for local business operations and business development in the United States.

Its activities include:

• Electronics recycling
• Computer recycling
• Electronic scrap purchasing
• AI-related equipment purchasing
• Server, PC, and workstation purchasing
• Reuse and refurbishment
• Parts recovery and resale
• Resource trading
• Recycling-related business activities

Ohata Shoji America Inc. operates under the business direction, recycling experience, and operational standards developed by Ohata Shoji Inc. in Japan.

Our Seattle Operating Facility

Ohata Shoji America Inc. operates from its facility in Seattle, Washington.

The Seattle facility supports purchasing, sorting, handling, reuse, refurbishment, electronic scrap operations, and recycling-related business activities.

This facility allows us to work with electronic equipment, AI-related equipment, servers, PCs, workstations, parts, and electronic scrap in a way that supports both reuse and resource recovery.

What We Handle

Through our U.S. operations, we handle a wide range of electronic equipment and resource materials.

AI and Data

ohata.ai uses AI and data as tools to help organize information, identify value, and connect resources to the right destination.

Electronic equipment and electronic scrap often contain value that is not easy to understand by appearance alone. Some items may be reusable. Some may be useful as parts. Some may be better suited for material recovery.

By using item information, image information, price information, inventory information, demand information, and transaction data, we aim to make the value of electronic equipment and resources easier to understand.

Our goal is not to use AI as a buzzword. Our goal is to use AI and data in a practical way to support purchasing, reuse, resale, refurbishment, resource recovery, and recycling.

Licenses and Registrations

Ohata Shoji America Inc. is registered in Washington State and maintains applicable business licenses and registrations for its U.S. operations.

• Washington State Unified Business ID: 605984240
• Washington State Business License Expiration: November 30, 2026
• City of Seattle Business License Expiration: December 31, 2026

These registrations support our U.S. business activities related to purchasing, reuse, refurbishment, resource trading, electronic scrap handling, AI-related equipment, servers, PCs, and recycling-related operations.

Our Approach

We do not see used equipment only as waste. We see it as a flow of value.

A server may become equipment for another user. A workstation may be refurbished. A GPU may still have market value. A circuit board may become a source of recoverable materials.

Each item should be reviewed carefully and directed to the most appropriate path. That path may be reuse, resale, refurbishment, parts recovery, resource recovery, or responsible recycling.

Connection with Ohata Shoji Inc.

Ohata Shoji Inc. has more than 25 years of experience in recycling and resource recovery in Japan.

This experience includes:

• Metal recycling
• Non-ferrous metal recycling
• Electronic scrap handling
• Precious metal resource recovery
• Reuse and refurbishment
• Used and refurbished product distribution
• International resource trading

Ohata Shoji America Inc. brings this experience into the U.S. market through local operations in Seattle.

By combining Japanese recycling experience with U.S. operations, we aim to create a reliable and practical service for electronic equipment, AI-related equipment, servers, PCs, parts, and electronic scrap.