Uchikura & Co Blog
Based on a True Story ... Hachiko
2011-03-20
Have you seen the movie called Hachiko starring Richard Gere?Here is the actual statue of Hachiko in Shibuya, Japan.There are so many people died in Japan, but I am also worried about all animals in t...
Fresh Vegetables are Expensive...
2011-03-20
This package of vegetable contains just enough for small salad for one person. But the price is 298yen ... That is about $3.80. This is one expensive package of vegetable. This has nothing to do with ...
Vietnam Foods are Expensive in...
2011-03-20
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Roll is $4.00 a piece. How much wait it in seattle?
Same Advertisements
2011-03-20
During this crisis in Japan, many for-profit corporations have stop their TV advertisements. So, TV stations have nothing to broadcast for their spots. So, they have elected to broadcast public servic...
Japanese Nuclear Power Plants
2011-03-19
World is now focused on Fukushima Daiichi (No.1) power plants. There are 6 power plants and people are now focusing on 1, 2, 3 and 4. On this picture, 1 lis on the right and 4 is on the left.Here is s...
Osaka is like a different coun...
2011-03-19
I arrived in Osaka yesterday. Osaka is about 400 miles southwest of Tokyo and this is like different country. There is no damage here, there is no shortage of power. People here are still very concern...
I am traveling to Kobe
2011-03-18
I am moving from Tokyo to Kobe today. This is the way this trip was planned. Today is the first day of the three day weekend.
Empty Hotel
2011-03-18
Usually there are many flags flying at the entrance of the hotel I am staying. When dignitaries stay at the hotel, they fly the country's flags. But today, hotel has no flag what so ever ... No dignit...
Thank you!
2011-03-17
http://www.pspinc.com/japanreliefYou have raised more than $50,000 to Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund of American Red Cross. Thank you. PSPINC matched $20,000 on top of that. So, together we...
Shibuya ... People are not out.
2011-03-17
I did not see many people out. People are not trusting the government announcement about no health risk due to the radiation fall out from Fukushima Nuclear power plants.