PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

Insane Swimming Pool

8月

6日

It is just too hot.
I found this on the YouTube.

This picture was taken at Okachimachi, three stations north of Tokyo Terminal. This is an older part of Tokyo where there are a lot of small shops and restaurants.

I enjoy visiting this area of Tokyo every time I go there.

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Chambers Bay

8月

6日

I was invited to play at Chambers Bay in Tacoma today. It was a warm day and they do not allow any electric carts there. I reduced my club to minimum set and walked.

I shot 44 and 52. Back 9, I was exhausted, This is the course for US Amateur Golf later this month. This was the second time. The course was as tough as I remembered.

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It is interesting.

8月

5日

I was at doctor's office for my checkup. I was reading National Geographic Magazine in the waiting area. But the magazine advertisements looked funny so I check the issuing data. The magazine was from 1994.

1994 was the year before we started our Internet business. What were you doing in 1994? I was 35 years old.

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NutriSystem ... 4 Weeks Meal

8月

3日

I ordered NutriSystem 4 weeks plan ... I received the package today. They are all dry foods. You need to buy in addition to this meal kit, milk, vegetable, fruit to make them a complete meal. Besides, although i ordered D (diabetic) meal, it came with chocolate chip cookies and other things that has more sugar than I usually eat.

On TV Ads., they sound like that they deliver complete meals ... they don't. I am not happy and will not recommend to anyone. It is a lot more work than they want you to believe. I did order 4 weeks supply and got 6,000 DELTA miles. So, I am okay with $308 I spent.

You will never know until you order one.

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Bloguru is working!

8月

2日

When my Bloguru blog site is ranked higher in Google than Japanese government entity, you know Bloguru is working.

This is the result of searching Google using "US-Japan Business Expert" as a keyword. If you are blogging using Bloguru, try searching your bloguru title on Google to see if you are ranked at all.

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Product Pricing

8月

2日

I saw this car at my golf club yesterday. This is Mercedes Benz SLS 63 AMG. It cost $183,000 in the US. It is a very expensive car, but this car costs 50% more (almost $280,000) in Japan. This 50% hike is not due to any tax. It is just due to the MB's pricing strategy.

If you are in the market for this car in Japan, it would be wise to buy one and import it to Japan. You would still save over $60,000.

I am not suggesting you should export cars to Japan. But with the current exchange rate, there are many business opportunities for the companies in the US to export products to Japan.

Where are MADE IN THE USA products when you need them?

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I like this weather!

8月

1日

Compared to Japan, the weather here is so comfortable. I really feel bad for the people who live there.

I will try to play golf tomorrow morning. I played in Japan last week, but it was too hot.

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New Company Car --- Honda Civic Hybrid

7月

30日

We just took delivery of brand new Honda Civic Hybrid from Lynnwood Honda. It replaced three year old another Honda Civic LX we leased from Lynnwood Honda.

Now except from Honda Odyssey Station Wagon, all our cars get better than 40 miles per gallon. We are really working hard to reduce carbon footprint.

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Chicken Teriyaki in Japan?

7月

30日

There are no TERIYAKI stores in Japan. Of cause TERIYAKI is one of the ways you can cook meat but there is no TERIYAKI restaurant in Japan.

This probably comes closest TERIYAKI bento in Japan.

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