Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-05-26
A Traffic Slogan or a Life Slogan? "Japan is a small country. Where are you rushing to?" Have you ever heard this phrase? It was adopted in 1973 as a national traffic safety slogan in Japan and...
2026-05-26
One thing Japan does exceptionally well is take an idea from elsewhere and adapt it to a different environment. Japan rarely copies something exactly as it is; instead, it modifies and improves it to...
2026-05-25
Omotenashi From the Receiving Side Recently, I was disappointed to learn that Costco has stopped providing self-service onion and radish dispensers at some food courts. While I do not know all the ...
2026-05-25
The Man Behind the 85,000-Store Giant Most people know 7-Eleven. Whether you are in Tokyo, Seattle, Bangkok, or countless other cities around the world, chances are there is a store nearby. Today, th...
2026-05-25
A Business Lesson from the Airbus A380 The Airbus A380 is one of the greatest engineering achievements in aviation history. It is the largest passenger airliner ever built and was designed to carry...
2026-05-25
Choosing the Best, Not Just the Familiar Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force recently selected the Patria AMV XP 8×8 armored vehicle from Finland as the successor to its aging Type 96 armored personn...
2026-05-24
Trust and Honor in Japan One of the most remarkable stories from Japan's history took place after the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923. As fires spread through Yokohama, a prison faced destruction. The...
2026-05-24
The Fourth Written Language of Japan: Emoji and Its Origin Most people know that Japan uses three writing systems: Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana. However, there is a modern form of communication that...
2026-05-24
Most people know the Mitsubishi name from the many products made by companies within the Mitsubishi Group—cars, heavy machinery, electronics, banking, and more. But did you know there is also a com...
2026-05-24
I Didn't KnowToday, I learned something new from a poster I happened to see. I had no idea that Brooks Running, one of the most recognized running shoe brands in the world, is headquartered right h...