XOP Donates Books to Public Libraries Nationwide to Promote the Adoption of Generative AI
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- XOP Donates Books to Public Libraries Nationwide to Promote the Adoption of Generative AI
- Cross Operation Group Inc. has donated the book 'Your Own AI Employee,' authored by its representative director, to public libraries in approximately 45 prefectures nationwide to promote the adoption of generative AI. This initiative aims to broaden the possibilities of AI utilization and enhance understanding of digital technologies.
- Source: PR Times
- Date: June 12, 2026
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Cross Operation Group Inc. has donated the book 'Your Own AI Employee,' authored by its representative director, to public libraries in approximately 45 prefectures nationwide to promote the adoption of generative AI. This initiative aims to broaden the possibilities of AI utilization and enhance understanding of digital technologies.
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- June 12, 2026
Cross Operation Group Inc. has donated the book 'Your Own AI Employee,' authored by its representative director, to public libraries in approximately 45 prefectures nationwide to promote the adoption of generative AI. This initiative aims to broaden the possibilities of AI utilization and enhance understanding of digital technologies.
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Cross Operation Group Inc. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Ryota Tanaka; hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), a BizOps specialist company with strengths in the fusion of cutting-edge technology and operations (Ops), which provides support for business improvement utilizing generative AI, is pleased to announce that it has donated the book 'Your Own AI Employee' (published by East Press Co., Ltd.), authored by its Representative Director Ryota Tanaka, to major public libraries in approximately 45 prefectures nationwide.
In recent years, generative AI has rapidly permeated society and is being utilized in a wide range of fields, including not only corporations but also educational institutions, local governments, and individual learning and creative activities. On the other hand, there are many voices saying, "I don't know how to use it," and "I feel a barrier because I don't have specialized knowledge."
This book explains in an easy-to-understand manner, with concrete examples, how to utilize generative AI not just as a tool for operational efficiency, but as an "AI employee" that supports each person's work and daily life, leading to the creation of new value.
The Company has now carried out this donation to major public libraries in 45 prefectures nationwide with the aim of allowing more people to learn about the possibilities of AI utilization and to serve as a catalyst for promoting understanding of digital technologies and encouraging new challenges.
■Background of the Donation
Through business transformation (BizOps) support and generative AI utilization support, the Company supports companies in realizing their vision and strategies. The Company aims not only for mere operational efficiency and cost reduction but also to create an environment where people can focus on more creative and high-value-added activities by refining the entire organization's operations, thereby leading to sustainable corporate growth.
However, to achieve this state, we believe it is important to have a society where not only corporations but also each individual can correctly understand digital technologies and utilize them to expand their own potential.
Public libraries are important social infrastructure for encountering new knowledge and technologies, serving as public places of learning accessible to everyone regardless of age, occupation, or place of residence.
Through this book, we hope to provide an opportunity for those interested in generative AI to start learning easily, and to serve as a trigger for new challenges and value creation using AI. With this wish, we decided to donate the book to libraries across the country.
■Book Overview
Upon its release in January 2026, it ranked #1 on the "Habitual Bestseller" list (Business/Self-Help category) at Maruzen Marunouchi Main Store, and subsequently ranked on the bestseller list for 18 consecutive weeks.
Decided to reprint within one week of release.
Ranked #1 on Amazon.
Related to Secretaries (as of February 4, 2026) / General Affairs, Human Resources, and Labor Management (as of March 3, 2026).
Featured on page 3 of the Nikkei Shimbun (March 3, 2026, morning edition).
Book Title: Your Own AI Employee
Author: Ryota Tanaka (Representative Director, Cross Operation Group Inc.)
Publisher: East Press
Release Date: January 27, 2026
Amazon Page
Recommended by Masanori Kanda!
"AI Utilization? Give up if this doesn't work!"
This book is not about the history of AI or useful trivia.
It is a book that will fundamentally change your way of working and the nature of your organization by creating an AI clone of yourself.
CEOs can create strong organizations where their vision permeates by distributing their AI clones.
Top salespeople can increase sales by having their sales clones accompany their subordinates' negotiations.
Managers can systematize education and break away from reliance on individuals by using training clones.
Back-office staff can be freed from miscellaneous tasks and inefficient work with FAQ clones.
This book is not meant to be read and satisfied.
We have prepared an overwhelming number of reader benefits.
We want you to make full use of the reader benefits and thoroughly utilize this book.
【Table of Contents】
Introduction: I want to save you who are drowning in the flood of AI information.
Chapter 1: First, I want you to correct your misconceptions about AI.
Chapter 2: Super Easy! How to Create Your AI Clone.
Chapter 3: Specific Scenarios for AI Clones That Will Revolutionize Your Work Style and Organizational Structure.
Chapter 4: No Specialized Knowledge Required! How to Improve the Accuracy of Your AI Clone.
Chapter 5: Clear Objectives! Steps to Embed AI Clones in Your Organization.
Chapter 6: Must-Know! Precautions for Organizational Use of AI Clones.
Chapter 7: Must-Know! Precautions for Organizational Use of AI Clones.
Chapter 8: Creating a "Digital Human" - A True AI Clone.
Author Profile
Ryota Tanaka
Representative Director, CEO & CAIO, Cross Operation Group Inc.
Representative Director, Japan AI Utilization Association
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
A specialist in generative AI business utilization who handled the introduction support for MyGPTs for the first time in Japan.
Born in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1985. Joined a foreign-affiliated pharmaceutical company after graduation. Subsequently, he managed a major domestic video media company for executives, founded Japan's first online business negotiation system company, and developed and sold a domestic marketing AI system through M&A. In late 2022, he established the current company (Japan's first BizOps specialist company) with the aim of fusing AI and operations. To date, he has supported AI implementation and BizOps/xOps construction for over 500 companies, including listed companies, national institutions, government agencies, and educational institutions.
His speaking engagements include forums such as the Nikkei Industrial Shimbun Forum, the Management Rationalization Association, and various government, financial, and university institutions. He was selected as one of the "100 Amazing Ventures" by Toyo Keizai Inc. as a "next 10 billion yen company," and his expertise in the digital domain is highly regarded. Client companies have reported diverse achievements, including "achieving record-high sales without increasing personnel," "significantly improving not only operational productivity but also job satisfaction," "successfully raising billions of yen in funding," "a substantial increase in annual sales scale," and "the realization of stalled DX projects."
Company Overview
Cross Operation Group Inc.
Location: 9F, WeWork Marunouchi North Entrance Building, 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Office: 7F, WeWork Ocean Gate Minatomirai, 3-7-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Representative: Ryota Tanaka, Representative Director
Established: September 2016
Business Start: October 2022
Business Description: Support for the fusion of cutting-edge technology and operations (Ops) as a BizOps specialist company.
[AI Technology Business] Development and operation of "Ops AI," a corporate GPT.
[BizOps Specialist Business] Support for BizOps/xOps construction.
Company HP: https://x-opg.com/
In recent years, generative AI has rapidly permeated society and is being utilized in a wide range of fields, including not only corporations but also educational institutions, local governments, and individual learning and creative activities. On the other hand, there are many voices saying, "I don't know how to use it," and "I feel a barrier because I don't have specialized knowledge."
This book explains in an easy-to-understand manner, with concrete examples, how to utilize generative AI not just as a tool for operational efficiency, but as an "AI employee" that supports each person's work and daily life, leading to the creation of new value.
The Company has now carried out this donation to major public libraries in 45 prefectures nationwide with the aim of allowing more people to learn about the possibilities of AI utilization and to serve as a catalyst for promoting understanding of digital technologies and encouraging new challenges.
■Background of the Donation
Through business transformation (BizOps) support and generative AI utilization support, the Company supports companies in realizing their vision and strategies. The Company aims not only for mere operational efficiency and cost reduction but also to create an environment where people can focus on more creative and high-value-added activities by refining the entire organization's operations, thereby leading to sustainable corporate growth.
However, to achieve this state, we believe it is important to have a society where not only corporations but also each individual can correctly understand digital technologies and utilize them to expand their own potential.
Public libraries are important social infrastructure for encountering new knowledge and technologies, serving as public places of learning accessible to everyone regardless of age, occupation, or place of residence.
Through this book, we hope to provide an opportunity for those interested in generative AI to start learning easily, and to serve as a trigger for new challenges and value creation using AI. With this wish, we decided to donate the book to libraries across the country.
■Book Overview
Upon its release in January 2026, it ranked #1 on the "Habitual Bestseller" list (Business/Self-Help category) at Maruzen Marunouchi Main Store, and subsequently ranked on the bestseller list for 18 consecutive weeks.
Decided to reprint within one week of release.
Ranked #1 on Amazon.
Related to Secretaries (as of February 4, 2026) / General Affairs, Human Resources, and Labor Management (as of March 3, 2026).
Featured on page 3 of the Nikkei Shimbun (March 3, 2026, morning edition).
Book Title: Your Own AI Employee
Author: Ryota Tanaka (Representative Director, Cross Operation Group Inc.)
Publisher: East Press
Release Date: January 27, 2026
Amazon Page
Recommended by Masanori Kanda!
"AI Utilization? Give up if this doesn't work!"
This book is not about the history of AI or useful trivia.
It is a book that will fundamentally change your way of working and the nature of your organization by creating an AI clone of yourself.
CEOs can create strong organizations where their vision permeates by distributing their AI clones.
Top salespeople can increase sales by having their sales clones accompany their subordinates' negotiations.
Managers can systematize education and break away from reliance on individuals by using training clones.
Back-office staff can be freed from miscellaneous tasks and inefficient work with FAQ clones.
This book is not meant to be read and satisfied.
We have prepared an overwhelming number of reader benefits.
We want you to make full use of the reader benefits and thoroughly utilize this book.
【Table of Contents】
Introduction: I want to save you who are drowning in the flood of AI information.
Chapter 1: First, I want you to correct your misconceptions about AI.
Chapter 2: Super Easy! How to Create Your AI Clone.
Chapter 3: Specific Scenarios for AI Clones That Will Revolutionize Your Work Style and Organizational Structure.
Chapter 4: No Specialized Knowledge Required! How to Improve the Accuracy of Your AI Clone.
Chapter 5: Clear Objectives! Steps to Embed AI Clones in Your Organization.
Chapter 6: Must-Know! Precautions for Organizational Use of AI Clones.
Chapter 7: Must-Know! Precautions for Organizational Use of AI Clones.
Chapter 8: Creating a "Digital Human" - A True AI Clone.
Author Profile
Ryota Tanaka
Representative Director, CEO & CAIO, Cross Operation Group Inc.
Representative Director, Japan AI Utilization Association
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
A specialist in generative AI business utilization who handled the introduction support for MyGPTs for the first time in Japan.
Born in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1985. Joined a foreign-affiliated pharmaceutical company after graduation. Subsequently, he managed a major domestic video media company for executives, founded Japan's first online business negotiation system company, and developed and sold a domestic marketing AI system through M&A. In late 2022, he established the current company (Japan's first BizOps specialist company) with the aim of fusing AI and operations. To date, he has supported AI implementation and BizOps/xOps construction for over 500 companies, including listed companies, national institutions, government agencies, and educational institutions.
His speaking engagements include forums such as the Nikkei Industrial Shimbun Forum, the Management Rationalization Association, and various government, financial, and university institutions. He was selected as one of the "100 Amazing Ventures" by Toyo Keizai Inc. as a "next 10 billion yen company," and his expertise in the digital domain is highly regarded. Client companies have reported diverse achievements, including "achieving record-high sales without increasing personnel," "significantly improving not only operational productivity but also job satisfaction," "successfully raising billions of yen in funding," "a substantial increase in annual sales scale," and "the realization of stalled DX projects."
Company Overview
Cross Operation Group Inc.
Location: 9F, WeWork Marunouchi North Entrance Building, 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Office: 7F, WeWork Ocean Gate Minatomirai, 3-7-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Representative: Ryota Tanaka, Representative Director
Established: September 2016
Business Start: October 2022
Business Description: Support for the fusion of cutting-edge technology and operations (Ops) as a BizOps specialist company.
[AI Technology Business] Development and operation of "Ops AI," a corporate GPT.
[BizOps Specialist Business] Support for BizOps/xOps construction.
Company HP: https://x-opg.com/
FAQ
What is the purpose of this book donation campaign?
The campaign aims to promote the adoption of generative AI, enhance understanding of digital technologies, and provide a catalyst for new challenges.
Why were public libraries chosen as the donation recipients?
Public libraries are places of learning accessible to everyone regardless of age, occupation, or location, serving as crucial social infrastructure for encountering new knowledge and technologies.
What is the content of the book 'Your Own AI Employee'?
The book explains how to utilize generative AI not just as an efficiency tool, but as an 'AI employee' that supports individual work and daily life, with practical examples.
What was the scale of the book donation?
The books were donated to major public libraries in approximately 45 prefectures nationwide.
What is the main business of Cross Operation Group?
As a BizOps specialist company, they provide support for the fusion of cutting-edge technology and operations, and business improvement utilizing generative AI.