Uchikura & Co Blog
Tariff ... Who pays for it?
2025-03-16
While tariffs (import duties) are paid by the buyer (importer), they indirectly increase costs for sellers. Higher tariffs make imported goods more expensive, reducing demand and forcing sellers to l...
Stock Market
2025-03-15
Today, the stock market finally went up after a while. That said, I don’t panic when it drops, nor do I get overly excited when it rises—I simply take it as it is.   In short, the U.S. is in a period...
Today's Meals and Thoughts
2025-03-15
Today's meals included McDonald's for breakfast, cereal for lunch, and in the evening, I had cabbage salad, miso-marinated mackerel, rice, and warmed fried tofu.   It has now been exactly six weeks s...
Gasoline prices
2025-03-15
What is wong with Washington State?   National Average ----------------- National average gas prices ; Current Avg. $3.083, $3.561, $3.914, $3.615    Washington State ------------------ Regular Gasoli...
Seattle Executives Association
2025-03-14
Ryan Heinrichs ran the SEA meeting this week. As the First Vice President of the association, he is set to become the association's president starting July 1 of this year. Did you know that Ryan will ...
Protein Drinks
2025-03-14
I'm drinking protein drink to make sure I have enough protein to recover from my surgery. If I don't drink this, I know I'm not taking enough protein. In addition to protein, I'm taking vitamin D in a...
Ken Uchikura Ne...
2025-03-12
About PSPINC’s Mail Server As you may know, PSPINC provides web and email hosting services, primarily targeting small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. and Japan. However, our email hosting ser...
Bloguru Update
2025-03-12
We implemented an update to speed up Bloggeru's video conversion process on March 12 (Pacific Time).   If you shoot a video on your iPhone and upload it to Bloggeru directly from your device, the vid...
Diet Coke
2025-03-11
My doctor told me to drink diet cola. No joke. Seriously, I was told to drink diet cola.   The reason is that my phosphorus levels are currently low. To increase them, I was advised to consume foods ...
Good Monday Morning
2025-03-10
This morning, I have to go to the hospital in Seattle at 9:30. From this week, I will be going to the hospital once a week. Initially, it was three times a week, then it was reduced to twice a week, a...