Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-05-23
Getting Ready for Next Week's Seminar We are getting ready for the upcoming joint seminar hosted by the Japan-America Society of Washington and PSPINC next Thursday. We are honored to welcome Lew...
2026-05-22
Will the Last Taxpayer Leaving Seattle Please Turn Out the Lights? Many people know the famous 1971 Seattle billboard that read: "Will the last person leaving Seattle — Turn out the lights." At...
2026-05-22
Our Goal Was Never 99.99% Many hosting companies proudly advertise 99.9% uptime. Some go further and promise 99.99% availability. On paper, those numbers sound impressive. One day, one of my staf...
2026-05-22
KYB? No, It Will Always Be Kayaba to Me If you are a car enthusiast, you probably know the company as KYB. Their shock absorbers and suspension components can be found on vehicles all over the worl...
2026-05-22
Waking a Sleeping Child Japan has a saying: "Neta Ko wo Okosu" (寝た子を起こす), which literally means "to wake a sleeping child." At first glance, it sounds simple. A child is asleep. Why wake them up?...
2026-05-21
We had guests from Japan for our shareholder and Board of Directors meetings yesterday, and today they are heading back to Japan. It was a very short stay, but we truly enjoyed spending time togeth...
2026-05-21
Protecting the Backups That Protect Your Business One of the new behind-the-scenes security features of PSPINC hosting is backup file monitoring. Normally, backup files are created and stored qui...
2026-05-21
“Kuidaore” in Osaka Another Meaning Many people outside Japan think the word “Kuidaore” (食い倒れ) in Osaka simply means “to eat until you collapse.” That interpretation is common because Osaka is fam...
2026-05-20
My experience at the Sound Transit light rail station in Downtown Bellevue near NE 8th: I recently learned that many Seattle Light Rail stations do not have public restrooms. Honestly, I was surpri...
2026-05-20
Integrating AI into PSPINC SaaS: Evolving Current Services for the Next Era When people hear "AI," they often imagine something entirely new—new AI services, new startups, or revolutionary technologie...