Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-06-16
A Peaceful View of Tokyo: Sumida River and the Sky Tree Yesterday, on my way to a business appointment in Tokyo, I came across this beautiful view and could not resist taking a picture. It is a sce...
2026-06-16
A Reminder That We Live in Earthquake Country Around 7:50 this evening, an earthquake measuring around magnitude 5.9 was reported near Tokyo. I was staying in Tokyo and experienced the shaking firs...
2026-06-16
PM Takaichi’s Strengths and the Challenges Ahead Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has shown strong leadership in building relationships with other world leaders and maintaining a firm posture against ...
2026-06-15
Mogami-Class Frigates: Japan’s Toyota Strategy for Defense Japan’s Mogami-class frigate export is more than an arms sale. It may become Japan’s first major defense export model: build a world-class...
2026-06-15
Suidobashi: Where Water Engineering Meets the Railway Age Most visitors know Suidobashi as the station for Tokyo Dome, but its name and structure tell two different stories about Tokyo's developmen...
2026-06-14
Iki and Yabo: Two Opposite Ways of Living in Japan When people think of traditional Japanese values, words like samurai, zen, or wa (harmony) often come to mind. But in old Edo (modern-day Tokyo), ...
2026-06-14
Even Japanese People Sometimes Can't Tell a Temple from a Shrine Yesterday, I visited Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin, which is just a short walk from my hotel in Tokyo. For years, I assumed Toyokawa ...
2026-06-14
A Small Touch of Japanese Hospitality Tonight, when I returned to my room at Hotel New Otani in Tokyo, I found that it had been turned down for the evening. Waiting on the table was a small note fr...
2026-06-14
A $6 Tempura Lunch in the Heart of Tokyo Today I stopped by Tenya at Akasaka Mitsuke for lunch. My meal was a tempura set that cost just 930 yen—about $6 USD at current exchange rates. The price incl...
2026-06-14
Japan's Simple Fitness Secret Sunday, June 14, 2026, started early for me. I left my parents' house in Ashiya and took the Shinkansen to Tokyo. One of the great things about Japan is how easy it is t...