Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-10-28
The "php2shell" Panic: Why Did Japan React So Strongly to the PHP Vulnerability? On October 21, 2026, the announcement of two critical vulnerabilities in the Web programming language "PHP" (commonly r...
2026-10-28
Knowing and BelievingIf you know the truth, you do not need to believe. You would never say, “Believe me, salt is salty.” You know salt is salty because you can taste it. There is no faith requir...
2026-10-28
Equal Rights, Unequal Abilitiesすべての人は同じ権利を持つ。しかし、同じ能力を持つわけではない。 Every person should have the same fundamental rights and dignity. But equality of rights does not mean equality of ability. People ...
2026-10-27
Japan’s Most Expensive Homes Are Not in Tokyo Did you know that some of Japan’s most expensive private detached homes are not in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, or Kyoto? They are found in Ashiya, a relative...
2026-10-27
地ならし — Preparing the GroundThe Japanese word 地ならし (jinarashi) literally means “leveling the ground.” 地 means ground or earth, and ならし means making something level and ready. Before you build some...
2026-10-27
居心地 — Where You Feel at EaseThe Japanese word 居心地 (igokochi) describes how you feel simply by being in a certain place. The word itself helps explain the meaning. 居 (i) comes from 居る (iru) — “to ...
2026-10-26
悪魔の証明 — The Devil’s Proof Recently, some customers asked us about a PHP vulnerability that was being discussed in Japan. “Did you fix it?” We answered, “Yes. Our servers have been updated and the...
2026-10-26
I Work and Work, Yet Life Does Not Get Easier はたらけどはたらけど猶わが生活楽にならざりぢっと手を見る I work and work,yet still my life does not become easier.I quietly look at my hands. These famous words were written by ...
2026-10-26
Better to Try and Fail Than Regret Never TryingThere is a Japanese way of thinking that I have always valued: やって失敗した方が、やらないで後悔するより良い。It is better to try and fail than to do nothing and regret it l...
2026-10-26
餓鬼 — Why Japanese Call Children “Gaki” In Japan, you may hear a child called “gaki” (ガキ). It is a rough word meaning “kid” or “brat.” But originally, 餓鬼 did not mean a child at all. The word come...