Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-04-15
What It Means for AI to “Choose” You: Understanding AIO Through Examples The term AIO (AI Optimization) might be hard to visualize at first. Let’s break it down with a concrete example. Imagine someon...
2026-04-15
The Strength Behind Japanese Manufacturing When people talk about Japanese industrial excellence, they often point to giants like Toyota, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, IHI Corporation, and...
2026-04-14
Just Another Tuesday at PSPINC Every Tuesday, I stop by Panera Bread and bring a dozen bagels to the office. Actually, thirteen—because that’s how they come. It’s a small routine, but it’s somethin...
2026-04-13
Don’t Bite More Than I Can Chew In business, ambition is good. Overreach is not. I have seen too many companies fail—not because they lacked opportunity, but because they tried to do too much, to...
2026-04-12
EVs Are Not the Revolution We Think They Are Electric vehicles (EVs) are often presented as a complete transformation of the automobile industry. But in reality, they are just another propulsion sy...
2026-04-10
Right Material, Right Place There is a Japanese phrase: 適材適所 (tekizai tekisho)—“the right material in the right place.” Simple, but often ignored. Look at castles. In Europe, castles are built of...
2026-04-10
Uncomfortable to Japan … Defense as a Business Japan has the technology. That’s not the issue. The real question is whether Japan is willing to use it. For decades after World War II, Japan avo...
2026-04-10
From Shibusawa to Tsuda: Faces on Japan’s New Currency Yesterday, I wrote about Eiichi Shibusawa on the 10,000 yen bill. Today, I want to highlight another important figure appearing on Japan’s new...
2026-04-09
AIはツールです。しかも非常に強力で、幅広い用途に使える万能なツールです。しかし、「知らないことを聞いて答えを得る」だけの使い方では、企業の本当の業務効率化にはつながりません。 重要なのは、AIを“業務の中にどう組み込むか”です。どの業務に使うのか、どう流れに組み込むのか、誰がどう使うのか。ここを設計しなければ、AIは単なる便利な検索ツールで終わってしまいます。 PSPINCが開催するA...
2026-04-09
You Don’t Know His Name — But You Use What He Built Every Day Most people outside Japan have never heard ofEiichi Shibusawa. But that doesn’t matter. Because you already use what he built. Sh...