Uchikura & Co Blog
2011-07-27
Every time I visit Tokyo, I visit place called Ameyoko. And every time I go there, I buy a cut of pineapple (100 yen) from the street vendor. It is cheap, natural and very sweet. We should do this at ...
2011-07-26
I am leaving Japan and flying back to Seattle tomorrow from Narita. Today is the last full day in Tokyo. I will be attending the 50th Anniversary Party for our biggest customer Otsuka Corporation. (ht...
2011-07-25
I am staying at IMPERIAL HOTEL in Japan. I believe this is No.1 hotel in Japan in my mind. Everything is expensive at this hotel. A bottle of water costs 945 yen ... that is over US$11.So I was expect...
2011-07-24
Did you know there is a pocket hummus? I did not like the taste, but it is interesting.
2011-07-23
Almost all experts forecasting weaker Japanese Yen for the rest of he year and in 2012. Some people are forecasting as much as 140 yen to US Dollar.
2011-07-22
Here is the number of people studying abroad by country.(1) China 510,842(2) India 184,801(3) Korea 115,464(4) Germany 94,408(5) Turkey 65,459(6) France 63,081(7) Japan 52,849(8) USA 52,328(9) Canada ...
2011-07-22
Since I got to Japan, I have been waking up around 4 in the morning ... that makes a day very long.Tomorrow will be the last day in Japan for analog TV broadcasting. Every channel on TV will go digita...
2011-07-22
There is the weekly forecast of the weather and temperatures for next week. It is not that hot, but what it does not show is the humidity. It is very wet here in Japan.
2011-07-21
After 10 hours on DELTA 183 from Seattle to Kansai, I arrived in Japan yesterday. It was (still is) cloudy and the temperature is less than 80F (27C). It is very comfortable for Japan.This morning I a...
2011-07-20
Wooooooooooooo!!!I will get it when I come back from Japan. See you in 8 days.