Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-05-28
WordPress Major Update — May 2026 In May 2026, WordPress released WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong.” This is considered one of the larger WordPress updates in recent years, bringing improvements in performan...
2026-05-28
For many years in Japan, people tried to avoid what were called “3K” jobs: Kitanai (dirty)Kitsui (hard)Kiken (dangerous) Parents encouraged children to go to college and get office jobs instead o...
2026-05-28
Japan’s Early CRM and Subscription Business Model Long before modern software companies invented CRM systems, subscriptions, or “pay as you use” services, Japan already had a business model based o...
2026-05-28
“Winning without fighting.” This is one of the most famous ideas from The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Although it was written more than 2,500 years ago, it is still studied today in military strategy, p...
2026-05-28
Kawasaki: More Than Motorcycles When people hear the name Kawasaki, many immediately think of motorcycles — especially the famous Ninja series. Green sport bikes have become one of the company’s most ...
2026-05-27
Which Is Cheaper: MacBook Neo in the U.S. or Japan? Recently, I compared the prices of the “MacBook Neo” listed on Amazon Japan and Amazon US. At first glance, the U.S. prices appear lower when s...
2026-05-27
A reminder that no online account is completely safe. Recently, the official X (formerly Twitter) account of Commander, Fleet Activities Japan / U.S. Naval Forces Japan announced that their account...
2026-05-27
When I started in the computer industry, there were a few giants that dominated the space — most notably IBM, DEC, Xerox, and AT&T. What is interesting is that all of them were primarily hardware c...
2026-05-27
Information Management at the National Level Recently, I heard an interesting story while watching the news about President Trump leaving China. According to reports, President Trump and his staff wer...
2026-05-27
The Invisible Power of Japan — The Shitauke Ecosystem When people think about Japan’s industrial success, they usually think of giant companies like Toyota, Sony, Honda, Panasonic, Canon, or Ninten...