Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-10-09
Stand Beside Your Customer As soon as you say, “I will help you,” you may unintentionally place yourself above the person you are speaking to. You become the teacher or consultant, and the customer...
2026-10-09
明日は明日の風が吹く — Tomorrow Is a New Day Ashita wa ashita no kaze ga fuku No matter how hard your day is, the sun will come up tomorrow. The Japanese saying 明日は明日の風が吹く literally means, “Tomorrow, tomorrow’...
2026-10-08
The Future of Data Transfer Is Light Fiber optics changed the world by allowing enormous amounts of information to travel as pulses of light through thin strands of glass. But there is still a pr...
2026-10-08
Japanese Wisdom: Remember After the Pain Is Gone 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れるNodomoto sugireba atsusa o wasureru This Japanese saying literally means, “Once it passes the throat, we forget the heat.” When we sw...
2026-10-07
What If We Turned 88 Japanese Wisdom Into a Manga?What if the ideas in 88 Japanese Wisdom came to life as manga? Each Japanese word or saying could become a short story. Instead of only explaining ...
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...