Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-05-20
Some people have asked me why I write about topics beyond just my business. Yes, I started my company, Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. (PSPINC), in 1987. We are now in our 38th year and will cele...
2026-05-20
Permit, Not Right In Japan, many people casually use the term “permanent residency rights.” Legally speaking, however, Japan does not grant a “right” of permanent residence. It grants permission fo...
2026-05-19
Why Can Japanese People Eat Raw Eggs? Many people visiting Japan are surprised to see Japanese people eating raw eggs. Dishes like tamago kake gohan (TKG) — hot rice with a raw egg and soy sauce — ...
2026-05-19
Cardboard Drones Are Changing Modern Warfare For many years, military technology was associated with expensive fighter jets, missiles, tanks, and highly sophisticated weapons systems. But recent conf...
2026-05-18
Small Changes I Made to My Diet at Home Over the years, I have become much more careful about what I eat at home. After dealing with kidney problems and eventually going through dialysis and a kidney...
2026-05-18
The Secret Weapon That Helped Stop Kamikaze Attacks During the final years of World War II, the United States Navy faced one of the most terrifying weapons of the war: Japanese kamikaze attacks. ...
2026-05-18
Japan and Chronic Kidney Disease — The Hidden Cost of Salt Many people believe Japanese food is automatically healthy. Japan is famous for long life expectancy, seafood, vegetables, and fermented f...
2026-05-18
Why Japan’s First Guns Were Called “Tanegashima” The Story of Technology Adaptation Many people do not realize that the Japanese word for early firearms, Tanegashima (種子島), actually comes from the na...
2026-05-17
One Train for One Student — The Kyu-Shirataki StoryKyu-Shirataki Station in Hokkaido became famous because of a story that touched people around the world. The rural station had almost no passenger...
2026-05-17
More Than QR Codes: The Story Behind DENSO Many people know DENSO because of the invention of the QR Code. Today, QR Codes are everywhere — on restaurant menus, airline tickets, payment systems, ad...