Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-01-29
Silence That SpeaksYesterday, I arrived at Tokyo Station after a 2.5-hour Shinkansen ride from Shin-Osaka.During the entire journey, I did not hear a single loud voice. Not one. People checked thei...
2026-01-28
Japanese Credit Cards Don’t Actually Sell “Credit” In Japan, almost everyone has a credit card. Whether it’s VISA, Mastercard, or JCB, they’re an essential part of daily life and business. However, th...
2026-01-28
Hot Drinks in Japanese Vending Machines One of the small but telling differences between Japan and the United States is vending machines. In Japan, vending machines sell hot drinks.Not just coffee,...
2026-01-28
A Japanese Proverb the World Should UnderstandThere is a Japanese proverb:“Hito no furi mite, waga furi naose.” It literally means, “Look at others’ behavior and correct your own.”But its true mean...
2026-01-27
A Small Courtesy in the Sky Yesterday, on a short flight from Narita to Itami in Osaka, I noticed something quietly meaningful. The flight was only about an hour on a Boeing 737-800, but what impre...
2026-01-27
January 27, 2026 – Narita Airport, Chiba After a nine-hour flight, I arrived at Narita Airport in Chiba, Japan.They call it “New Tokyo International Airport,” but technically it’s not in Tokyo. Fro...
2026-01-26
January 26, 2026 — Monday, the day I traveled to Japan I woke up at 4:30 a.m. to catch up on emails and post on social media, including this blog. It has been one year since my kidney transplant su...
2026-01-25
Why List-Unsubscribe Matters in Email Marketing If you use email to market your products or services, you should use an email system that supports the List-Unsubscribefeature. This is something you...
2026-01-23
Today is January 23, 2026. I underwent endoscopic stomach surgery this morning. The procedure took about an hour, and I came out of it safely. Fortunately, I didn’t need to stay overnight and was dis...
2026-01-23
A robot does not need to be humanoid. Humanoid design is often driven by familiarity and marketing rather than efficiency. In reality, the best robot design should be determined by the task it perfor...