Uchikura & Co Blog
2025-11-02
I was surprised to see that there’s still a place renting DVDs. It made me realize how much things have changed over the years. I honestly don’t think I even have a DVD player anywhere in my house—or ...
2025-10-31
Can Your Small Business Sell in Japan? Many American small business owners dream of expanding overseas — but few ever consider Japan. That’s surprising, because Japan is not only the world’s third-...
2025-10-31
Happy Halloween from all of us at PSPINC. Kenichi UchikuraPresident / CEOPacific Software Publishing, Inc.ken.uchikura＠pspinc.comTwitter | Facebook | Linked In__..-･**･-..__..-･**･-..__..-･**･-....
2025-10-31
I bought two 3000W home battery backup units to power two refrigerators, and they worked wonderfully during the last power outage. Encouraged by that reliability, I ordered two additional backup units...
2025-10-30
Starting October 1, 2025, Japan will implement new rules for obtaining and converting foreign or international driver’s licenses to Japanese licenses. The changes, introduced by the National Police A...
2025-10-30
I transcrobed it. Just to give a clearer picture here are a few week-one wins we often set up for SaaS teams: → Automated lead triage + SLA nudges → faster first response→ Weekly pipeline report ...
2025-10-30
This morning was beautiful, so I set the photo I took as the wallpaper on the company computers. October has only one day left. It’s hard to believe there’s only one month left in a year that has seen...
2025-10-29
Ken Uchikura Newsletter Vol. 361 Corporate Security Measures: Lessons from Recent Ransomware Attacks
Corporate Security Measures: Lessons from Recent Ransomware Attacks In recent years, ransomware attacks have been spreading worldwide. Both in the U.S. and Japan, they have affected all companies, r...
2025-10-29
I woke up at about 5:30 this morning. I checked email and handled a few small tasks on my computer, then took a shower and made breakfast: toast topped with cabbage and a fried egg. I left home around...
2025-10-29
KanjiWORD is a software developed by PSPINC (Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.) back in the early 1990s. It was one of the company’s earliest and most successful products, designed to enable Japanese...