Uchikura & Co Blog
2026-05-06
Mazda’s Gram Strategy Mazda is famous for its “Gram Strategy,” the idea of reducing car weight one gram at a time. Instead of only looking for big weight reductions, Mazda engineers examine every...
2026-05-06
Japan being an island nation made an enormous difference in how Japanese culture developed — much like the Galápagos Islands evolved separately from the mainland. Because Japan was geographically i...
2026-05-05
When Vending Machines Become Lifelines Japan is famous for its vending machines—found on nearly every street corner. But beyond convenience, some of these machines serve a much more important role ...
2026-05-05
Japan Learned From Disaster When the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake hit in 1995, many areas lost water service for weeks or even months. From that painful experience, Japan learned an important lesson: a...
2026-05-04
Act Early on PC Issues — PSPINC Service Introduction Computers and networks usually work fine—until they suddenly don’t. When problems hit, business can come to a halt. That’s why early action is cr...
2026-05-04
Kansai International Airport should have been built off Kobe, not where it is today. The decision to move the airport away from Kobe was not because it was impossible—it was because local politicia...
2026-05-04
HOKA and On Are Playing Nike’s Original Game When Nike started, it wasn’t a giant. It was a problem solver. Runners wanted lighter, faster shoes, and Bill Bowermanexperimented with new designs—famo...
2026-05-04
What Does “Kunoichi” Really Mean? The word kunoichi is often translated as “female ninja.” But the real meaning is a bit more interesting—and very Japanese. “Kunoichi” is not a direct word for a pr...
2026-05-03
One comment I saw said: “It’s hard for President Trump to make key decisions on Iran when he doesn’t have enough intelligence.” That got me thinking. If you wait until you have all the informatio...
2026-05-03
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 holds a unique and deeply symbolic place in Japanese cultural history—one that began not in a grand concert hall, but inside a prisoner-of-war...