Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-10-10
てるてる坊主: A Cheerful Song with a Dark Ending In Japan, children sometimes hang a small doll made from white cloth or tissue paper by the window, hoping for sunshine the next day. It is called てるてる坊主 ...
2026-10-10
Kaibutsu: Be Extraordinary in Your Own Way The Japanese word 怪物 (kaibutsu) means “monster.” But it can be used in both a good and a bad sense. Someone with extraordinary talent—an athlete, musici...
2026-10-09
Atarimae — What Is “Normal” Depends on Where You Are There is a Japanese word, 当たり前 (atarimae). It means something that is natural, expected, obvious, or simply “the way things should be.” For ...
2026-10-09
Stand Beside Your Customer As soon as you say, “I will help you,” you may unintentionally place yourself above the person you are speaking to. You become the teacher or consultant, and the customer...
2026-10-09
明日は明日の風が吹く — Tomorrow Is a New Day Ashita wa ashita no kaze ga fuku No matter how hard your day is, the sun will come up tomorrow. The Japanese saying 明日は明日の風が吹く literally means, “Tomorrow, tomorrow’...
2026-10-08
The Future of Data Transfer Is Light Fiber optics changed the world by allowing enormous amounts of information to travel as pulses of light through thin strands of glass. But there is still a pr...
2026-10-08
Japanese Wisdom: Remember After the Pain Is Gone 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れるNodomoto sugireba atsusa o wasureru This Japanese saying literally means, “Once it passes the throat, we forget the heat.” When we sw...
2026-10-07
What If We Turned 88 Japanese Wisdom Into a Manga?What if the ideas in 88 Japanese Wisdom came to life as manga? Each Japanese word or saying could become a short story. Instead of only explaining ...
2026-10-07
Learning from History Through Proverbs and Sayings Proverbs and sayings are short expressions that capture people’s past experiences and the wisdom they gained over many years. In that sense, I believ...
2026-10-07
You’ve Heard of Hachiko. Now Meet Shiro. You may have heard of Hachiko, the loyal dog who waited faithfully for his owner. Now meet Shiro, a dog remembered for making a pilgrimage to Ise Jingu. L...