Uchikura & Co Blog
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...
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 ...