Uchikura & Co Blog
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...
2026-10-07
Neguse — Your Morning Hairstyle Do you know what hair like this is called in Japanese? It is “neguse” (寝癖), or “bedhead” in English. 寝 means “sleep,” and 癖 means “habit” or “quirk.” It is the h...
2026-10-07
亀の甲より年の功 — The Wisdom That Comes with Experience In Japanese, we have a saying: “Kame no kō yori toshi no kō.” Literally, it means “The wisdom of years is worth more than a turtle’s shell.” The e...
2026-10-06
揚げ足取り — Picking Apart Someone’s Words Ageashi-tori (揚げ足取り) describes seizing on someone’s small mistake, awkward phrase, or slip of the tongue and using it to criticize or embarrass them. The expre...
2026-10-06
Somewhere Between Excel and ERP: Custom Software Many businesses run on Excel. It is familiar, flexible, and easy to get started with. You can track customers, manage projects, calculate costs, and p...
2026-10-06
Japanese Culture: お裾分け — Sharing a Little Good Fortune Osusowake (お裾分け) is the Japanese custom of sharing a little of something you have received or prepared with someone else. A friend sends you...
2026-10-06
Yabai (やばい): When “Dangerous” Becomes “Amazing” If you spend time in Japan, you will probably hear the word yabai. Someone misses a train and says, “Yabai!” Someone takes a bite of delicious food a...
2026-10-05
Shogun: The Real Story of William Adams The story of Shogun was inspired by the life of William Adams, an English sailor who reached Japan in 1600. But the novel and television series are fiction. Ad...
2026-10-05
Can You Read This Kanji?How many of you can read 海月 without reading the rest of this post? The first character, 海, means “ocean.” The second, 月, means “moon.” You might imagine moonlight shimmering...