Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-07-14
Did You Know the ALFA-X Train in Bullet Train Explosion Is Real? If you've watched the Netflix movie Bullet Train Explosion (新幹線大爆破), you may have noticed a futuristic silver Shinkansen with an unusu...
2026-07-14
Sanyo's Legacy: How Eneloop Technology Helped Power the Tesla Roadster When people think of Tesla, they usually think of cutting-edge electric vehicles designed in Silicon Valley. Few realize that ...
2026-07-14
Mottainai: More Than “What a Waste” There is a Japanese word that is difficult to translate perfectly into English: もったいない — Mottainai It is often translated as “What a waste,” but the meaning ...
2026-07-13
Why PSPINC Chose Saishunkan System as Its Software Development Partner in the United StatesA successful partnership is built on trust, not simply on contracts. That is why, in 2026, PSPINC selected...
2026-07-13
When I See People Who Bark a LotThere is an old Japanese proverb that I have always liked: 「弱い犬ほどよく吠える」(Yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru.) A direct translation is, "The weaker the dog, the more it barks...
2026-07-13
Kotodama: Why Japanese People Believe Words Matter One of the concepts I grew up with in Japan is Kotodama (言霊), often translated as "the spirit of words." While it may sound mystical, I think there ...
2026-07-12
Why Tokyo Has No Castle Tower Many visitors to Tokyo are surprised to learn that the city once had one of the largest castles in Japan. Edo Castle, the seat of the Tokugawa Shogunate, dominated th...
2026-07-12
"Isagiyoi": A Japanese Virtue of Grace, Honor, and Acceptance Every culture has values that are difficult to translate into another language. In Japan, one such word is isagiyoi (潔い). It is often t...
2026-07-12
米国の日系企業向けカスタムソフトウェア開発 市販のソフトウェアでは、自社独自の業務や米国での商習慣に十分対応できないことがあります。そこでPSPINCでは、米国で事業を展開する日系企業を対象とした、カスタムソフトウェア開発サービスの提供に向けて、現在準備を進めています。 PSPINCが窓口となり、実績と信頼のあるソフトウェア設計・開発会社と連携して、お客様の業務に最適なシステムを構築する...
2026-07-12
Tofu Hyakuchin: The 1782 Cookbook That Turned Tofu into Fine Cuisine More than 240 years ago, Japan published one of the world's most remarkable cookbooks devoted to a single ingredient. Publishe...