PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

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

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

Pocket Hummus

7月

25日

Did you know there is a pocket hummus? I did not like the taste, but it is interesting.

#Gourmet

Japanese Yen Exchange

7月

24日

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.

#Life #Politics #Society

People studying abroad ...

7月

23日

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 45,157
(10) Italy 42,443
(11) Iran 39,983
(12) Poland 38,641
(13) Indonesia 36,786
(14) Hong Kong 34,970

Japan and USA need to have more people studying abroad, don't you think?

#Life #Politics #Society

Waking up early in the morning to ...

7月

23日

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 digital tomorrow noon. There is a rash of TV buying going on in Japan. Digital TVs cost about twice there compared to the US. That is because sellers are expecting last minuets buyers.

I believe the price of digital YVs will drop in Japan within few weeks if not days.

#Life #Politics #Society

Comparing the Temperature

7月

22日

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.

#Nature