Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-05-11
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud are all excellent platforms. I absolutely recommend them for companies that have their own internal IT teams to manage and maintain systems. But for many ...
2026-05-11
Japanese manufacturers like Toyota and Nissan absolutely knew the Supra and GT-R had far more potential than the factory numbers suggested. That was not an accident — it was part engineering philosop...
2026-05-10
Luffy and Modern Management One Piece’s Luffy may not look like a traditional leader, but he represents many qualities modern management needs. He does not lead through fear, authority, or compli...
2026-05-10
Quality vs Quantity — History Repeats Itself People often say “quality beats quantity,” and in many ways that is true. High-quality products usually perform better, last longer, and earn stronger t...
2026-05-10
Japanese Companies Losing on Price — But Was That Really the Right Choice?Boston’s subway and commuter rail system introduced railcars made by the Chinese manufacturer CRRC after the company won cont...
2026-05-10
It always amazes me how much humans can learn from nature. Recently, I saw a comparison picture showing the side profile of a falcon — or hayabusa in Japanese — next to the B-2 Spirit stealth bombe...
2026-05-09
Japan’s ALFA-X is one of the most advanced high-speed rail test trains ever built. Developed by JR East, the experimental Shinkansen began testing in 2019 on the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines....
2026-05-09
Why Japanese Anime Feels Different — Life Lessons from Anime People often ask why Japanese anime feels so different from animation made in many other parts of the world. I do not think the biggest di...
2026-05-08
Japan’s Type 10 tank is much smaller and lighter than tanks from the U.S., Russia, China, or South Korea because it was designed specifically for Japan’s environment and defense strategy. Japan is ...
2026-05-08
Japan’s “Distance Between Strangers” May Be Slowly Changing After living in America for many years, one cultural difference I notice whenever I return to Japan is the social distance between stranger...