Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-10-23
Vote YES on 645Washington’s politicians passed a 9.9% so-called “millionaire income tax” without a vote of the people. I’m not a millionaire. This tax may never affect me. But that’s not the poin...
2026-10-23
How Do You Write Country Names in Kanji? Today, Japanese normally writes foreign country names in katakana. America is アメリカ, France is フランス, and Germany is ドイツ. But in the past, Japanese often used...
2026-10-23
さようなら — I Understand, So We Go Our Separate WaysMost people outside Japan know さようなら (Sayounara / Sayonara) simply as “goodbye.” But the Japanese expression carries a deeper idea. さよう (sayou) mea...
2026-10-23
弱い犬ほどよく吠えるThe Weaker the Dog, the Louder It BarksThere is a Japanese saying: 弱い犬ほどよく吠える — Yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru. “The weaker the dog, the louder it barks.” The idea is simple. When you are ...
2026-10-22
Ryoma Sakamoto → Kameyama Shachu → Kaientai Ryoma Sakamoto is remembered as one of the great visionaries of Japan’s final years under the Tokugawa shogunate. But he can also be viewed as an early ent...
2026-10-22
Two Issues That Matter to Me on This BallotThere are many issues on the ballot, but two are particularly important to me. YES on IP26-645 — No Individual Income Tax I believe Washington should re...
2026-10-22
Who Maintains Your Server? When you run a VPS on AWS EC2, AWS takes care of the physical infrastructure—but maintaining the server itself is generally your responsibility. That includes: Linux OS...
2026-10-22
YAM — The Network Behind the Mongol EmpireWhy did the Mongols conquer such an enormous part of the world? Most people think of horses, bows, and powerful warriors. But another important reason was ...
2026-10-22
一服 — Take a BreakIn Japanese, we sometimes say 一服 (ippuku) when taking a short break. The word did not originally mean simply “rest.” The character 服 is also found in 服用 (fukuyō), meaning to take...
2026-10-22
悔しさを忘れない — Turn Frustration into FuelThere is a Japanese word, 悔しい (kuyashii), that is difficult to translate perfectly into English. It is more than anger or disappointment. It is the painful feel...