Uchikura & Co Blog
Why Japan Is Seen as Moral Eve...
2025-12-12
Why Japan Is Seen as Moral Even Though It Is Not a Religious Country Japan is often described as one of the least religious countries in the world. Most Japanese people do not identify with a single ...
Why Premium Credit Card Annual...
2025-12-11
Why Premium Credit Card Annual Fees Keep Increasing If you’ve noticed that premium credit card annual fees are rising every year, you’re not alone. My own premium card, which used to cost $595, is ju...
Little Italy
2025-12-11
Yesterday, I took our San Diego staff to Little Italy for a great Italian lunch. Since it’s a popular tourist spot, it wasn’t the cheapest Italian restaurant, but the food was beautifully presented a...
Ken Uchikura Newsletter Vol. 3...
2025-12-10
What’s the Difference Between Free and Paid AI?   As AI tools like ChatGPT become more common, many users still wonder what the difference is between free and paid versions. From my experience, as som...
Interesting Sign
2025-12-10
When I stopped by the restroom in the building where our San Diego office is located, I saw a sign that made me stop… and think… and laugh.   It proudly says:   “Do not flush anything except toilet p...
Why Japan Needs to Protect Its...
2025-12-09
Why Japan Needs to Protect Itself Today — A Simple Explanation After World War II, the United States wanted to make sure Japan would never start another war. Because of this, Japan was not allowed to...
From the rainy Seattle to SUNN...
2025-12-09
We left rainy Seattle and arrived in sunny San Diego this afternoon. After landing, we picked up a rental car at the airport and drove straight to our San Diego office. Everyone there was waiting for...
Japanese-Online.com Has Been C...
2025-12-07
Japanese-Online.com Has Been Completely RenewedA New Place to Learn About Japan and the Japanese Language   Japanese-Online.com has been fully redesigned to better serve people who want to learn abou...
This probably tells you I am old.
2025-12-07
This probably tells you I am old.   When I was a kid, we did a lot of stupid and dangerous things. I jumped from the top of the jungle gym, rode a scooter down a steep slope with no brakes, and even ...
Johnnie Walker’...
2025-12-06
Johnnie Walker’s Pricing Strategy: A Business Perspective Johnnie Walker’s success is built on a deliberate and well-structured pricing strategy designed to capture every segment of the global whisky...