Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-10-31
浴 — Bathing Without a Bath The Japanese kanji 浴 (yoku) means “to bathe” or “to be immersed in something.” But in Japanese, you do not necessarily need water to bathe. 海水浴 (kaisuiyoku) means bat...
2026-10-30
予感 (Yokan) — Something Is Coming In Japanese, 予感 (yokan) means a feeling that something is about to happen. The kanji 予 means “beforehand” or “in advance,” while 感 means “feeling” or “sense.” Tog...
2026-10-30
PHP Vulnerabilities — Who Is Really Monitoring Your Server? When a PHP vulnerability is announced, applying a patch or updating PHP may sound simple. But is that enough? Do you know which patch...
2026-10-30
皮肉 — Saying It Without Saying It In Japanese, 皮肉 (hiniku) means irony or sarcasm. The kanji themselves tell an interesting story. 皮 means “skin” or “surface,” while 肉 means “flesh.” The expressio...
2026-10-29
異邦人 — Being Somewhere, but Not BelongingThe Japanese word 異邦人 (ihōjin) literally means “a person from another country.” 異 means different, 邦 means country or homeland, and 人 means person. But the w...
2026-10-29
言うは易く行うは難しIu wa yasuku, okonau wa katashi.“It is easy to say, but difficult to do.” The Japanese proverb 言うは易く行うは難し means that talking about what should be done is easy, but actually doing it is mu...
2026-10-29
犬も歩けば棒に当たるInu mo arukeba bō ni ataru There is an old Japanese proverb: “Even a dog that walks will get hit by a stick.” Traditionally, it was a warning. If you wander around unnecessarily or ge...
2026-10-28
Hanzōmon — The Ninja Hidden in Tokyo’s Subway Map Millions of people ride Tokyo’s Hanzōmon Line (半蔵門線) every day. But have you ever wondered whose name “Hanzō” was? 半蔵門 literally means “Hanzō’s Gat...
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...