PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

At Seatac

7月

31日

I am at Seattle Tacoma airport, waiting for a friend comimg from Japan.

#Email

Why do you need Microsoft Office?

7月

30日

Many of us grew up with Microsoft Office. Now you are most likely using Office 2003, 2007 or 2010. But why are we using Microsoft Office anyway?

How much of the software's capabilities are we suing? 5%? 10%? I don't even know many of the items on the menu anyway. We do not print the document like we used to. I can tell you some days I don't even open Word, Excel or PowerPoint. I don't use Outlook anymore for my email. So, tell me why I need Microsoft Office again?

Oh yes, some of my friends send me Word file. I wish they just sent me a test email or PDF. They are much lighter and easier. So can I live without Office software? I am sure I cannot live without a browser or email software, but they are free. So, why am I spending $200 ~ $300 for a software I don't use very often?

Maybe I don't need them.

#Business #Marketing

Pompom needed haircut.

7月

30日

Pompom was feeling too warm yesterday, so I gave him a haircut. He is feeling cold now.

#Animals #Pets

Special Discount

7月

30日

I thought this was just another coupon. But it is addressed to PSP ... Nice.

#Email

Pork Cutlet for Dinner

7月

28日

Tonki in Meguro (Tokyo) serves one of the best pork cutlet dinners anywhere.

#Gourmet

Sky Tree is Almost Complete

7月

28日

The world tallest tower, Sky Tree, is almost complete. It is almost 2,000 feet tall. I wish it was prettier like Eiffel Tower or Tokyo Tower, but I think it is the trend.

#Arts

A Fruit On The Stick

7月

27日

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 Akimatsuri in Bellevue.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3012.html

#Travel

Last full day in Japan

7月

27日

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. (http://www.otsuka-shokai.co.jp/english/)

My plan is to visit Akihabara (Electronic Town) to see what the latest electronics in Japan. It will be cloudy with 88F today. I cannot say it is comfortable because of high humidity. I can't wait to get back to Seattle.

This is a view from my hotel room.

#Travel

No.1 Hotel in Japan

7月

25日

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 expecting to pay $20 or $30 a day for Internet. I was wrong. The internet access is FREE. This is the first city hotel of this caliber to offer Internet for FREE. I hope every other hotel will follow IMPERIAL HOTEL.

http://www.imperialhotel.co.jp/e/

#Travel