Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-05-27
Which Is Cheaper: MacBook Neo in the U.S. or Japan? Recently, I compared the prices of the “MacBook Neo” listed on Amazon Japan and Amazon US. At first glance, the U.S. prices appear lower when s...
2026-05-27
A reminder that no online account is completely safe. Recently, the official X (formerly Twitter) account of Commander, Fleet Activities Japan / U.S. Naval Forces Japan announced that their account...
2026-05-27
When I started in the computer industry, there were a few giants that dominated the space — most notably IBM, DEC, Xerox, and AT&T. What is interesting is that all of them were primarily hardware c...
2026-05-27
Information Management at the National Level Recently, I heard an interesting story while watching the news about President Trump leaving China. According to reports, President Trump and his staff wer...
2026-05-27
The Invisible Power of Japan — The Shitauke Ecosystem When people think about Japan’s industrial success, they usually think of giant companies like Toyota, Sony, Honda, Panasonic, Canon, or Ninten...
2026-05-26
A Traffic Slogan or a Life Slogan? "Japan is a small country. Where are you rushing to?" Have you ever heard this phrase? It was adopted in 1973 as a national traffic safety slogan in Japan and...
2026-05-26
One thing Japan does exceptionally well is take an idea from elsewhere and adapt it to a different environment. Japan rarely copies something exactly as it is; instead, it modifies and improves it to...
2026-05-25
Omotenashi From the Receiving Side Recently, I was disappointed to learn that Costco has stopped providing self-service onion and radish dispensers at some food courts. While I do not know all the ...
2026-05-25
The Man Behind the 85,000-Store Giant Most people know 7-Eleven. Whether you are in Tokyo, Seattle, Bangkok, or countless other cities around the world, chances are there is a store nearby. Today, th...
2026-05-25
A Business Lesson from the Airbus A380 The Airbus A380 is one of the greatest engineering achievements in aviation history. It is the largest passenger airliner ever built and was designed to carry...