Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-06-06
"Kiku wa ittoki no haji, kikanu wa isshō no haji."(聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥) In English, it means: "To ask is a moment's shame; not to ask is a lifetime's shame." The proverb teaches us that there is no shame...
2026-06-05
When Rules Apply Equally Recently, a mosque in Kawagoe, Saitama, has been in the news because local authorities say it was built without the permits required under Japanese building and urban plann...
2026-06-05
The Double-Edged Meaning of a Japanese Proverb One of my favorite Japanese proverbs is: 「喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる」(Nodo moto sugireba atsusa wo wasureru) Literally, it means, “Once hot food passes your thr...
2026-06-05
Do You Know What “円” Is? If you have studied Japanese or visited Japan, you probably know that 円 (en) means the Japanese currency, known in English as the yen. But did you know that the historic ...
2026-06-04
Tank Man: One Man, Four Tanks, and a Lasting Symbol Every year on June 4, the world remembers the events surrounding the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. While many images emerged from thos...
2026-06-04
明日があるさ Ashita Ga Aru Sa When people outside Japan hear the name Kyu Sakamoto, they usually think of "Sukiyaki." The song, originally titled Ue o Muite Arukō, became an international hit and remains...
2026-06-04
Another interesting U.S.–Japan connection is Miss Veedol. Many people today do not recognize the name Veedol, but it was a famous American motor oil brand created by the Tide Water Oil Company in 1...
2026-06-04
Where Have All the Diesel Passenger Cars Gone? If you look at the U.S. automobile market today, it is difficult to find a new diesel passenger car. Diesel engines are still common in pickup trucks, c...
2026-06-04
The Most Reliable Internal Combustion Engines When people discuss the most reliable internal combustion engines, three names consistently come to mind: Toyota, Honda, and Mercedes-Benz diesel. Toyo...
2026-06-03
Don’t Wait Until Your Bank Account Hits Zero In the business world, the moment you realize you’re out of money shouldn’t be when the bank account actually hits zero. It sounds obvious, but you’d be su...