Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-08-21
From Silk to a Global Character EmpireIn 1960, Shintaro Tsuji founded a small company called Yamanashi Silk Center. As the name suggests, the company initially dealt with silk products from Yamanas...
2026-08-21
Hiruko — The Abandoned God Who Became a God of Fortune In Japanese mythology, 蛭子 (Hiruko) was the first child born to Izanagi and Izanami, the divine couple who created the islands of Japan. Accord...
2026-08-21
Even an Oni Can Cry鬼の目にも涙 (Oni no Me ni mo Namida) In Japanese folklore, an Oni (鬼) is a powerful and frightening creature, often portrayed as cruel, violent, and without mercy. Yet the Japanese expr...
2026-08-21
The Real Last Samurai Was French Many people know The Last Samurai, the 2003 movie starring Tom Cruise. While the story is fictional, one of the historical figures often associated with its inspirati...
2026-08-21
火事場の馬鹿力 (Kajiba no Bakajikara)Strength You Never Knew You Had 火事場の馬鹿力 (kajiba no bakajikara) literally means “extraordinary strength at the scene of a fire.” It describes the surprising physical or...
2026-08-20
Sales Means Being Your Customer’s Advocate A salesperson should be more than someone who sells products or services. You should be your customer’s advocate—and you should do it at no charge. Your c...
2026-08-20
Building High in a Land of Earthquakes For many years, building skyscrapers in Japan seemed almost impossible. Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, and conventional wisdo...
2026-08-20
夜討朝駆け (Youchi Asagake)Do What Others Don’t During Japan’s age of warfare, success often depended on doing what the enemy did not expect. 夜討朝駆け (youchi asagake) literally refers to attacking at ni...
2026-08-19
Nothing Should Be Perfect At Nikkō Tōshō-gū in Japan stands Yōmeimon (陽明門), one of the most beautifully decorated gates in the country. It is so elaborate that you could spend hours looking at its ca...
2026-08-19
The Road or the Rails: Which Path Will You Take? Roads and railroad tracks both lead us toward a destination, but they have one major difference. When you’re driving down a road, you decide to tu...