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I am on my way to Tokyo on ANA Flight 177.
It has been 2 and half years since I went to Japan.
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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What is Dialysis?
When I was hospitalized for liver surgery, I had my first dialysis treatment. At first, I went twice a week for three hours. Then, it became twice a week for four hours after leaving the hospital. For many people, they have to undergo treatment three times a week. In that sense, I can call myself lucky because I only go twice a week. But going for four hours twice a week is tiring. When I first started my dialysis treatment, I was so tired I couldn’t move for several hours afterwards. But now, I can drive myself to work after dialysis. Sometimes, I wonder if I really need it anymore, but I go just to be sure.
Dialysis is a treatment used to purify the blood in place of your kidneys when your kidneys’ ability to cleanse your blood’s toxins is impaired. In 1960, the University of Washington developed the procedure in Washington State. In 1962, the procedure went public. The clinic that I go to, the Northwest Kidney Center, for my dialysis treatments also happens to be the first clinic that opened its doors to the public, making it the oldest dialysis center in the world. Before they developed dialysis, kidney disease was a death sentence. When dialysis treatments started, there were only a few seats available. And I’ve heard that life and death depended on who could receive dialysis treatment.
A survey from 2015 showed that about 1,500 per million people in the U.S receive dialysis treatments. When calculated from the population, there are almost 500,000 people who receive dialysis treatments in the United States. In Japan, 2,500 per million people receive dialysis treatments. So, there are more than 300,000 people as a whole who receive dialysis treatments as a whole in Japan. In Taiwan, 3,200 per million people go to dialysis, which is over 75,000 people in total. There are many causes for kidney disease, but I’ve heard diabetes is the most significant cause. In addition to not being able to cleanse toxins in the blood, kidney disease can also cause kidneys to shut down and no longer produce urine. I don’t have that problem, but dialysis has the ability to remove water from the blood in addition to removing toxins. Since your diseased kidneys can’t produce urine, there must be a way to remove water from somewhere. That is the role of dialysis.
In my case, my kidney function declined after my surgery, so I started dialysis. I believe I’m still less dependent on dialysis than others, and I think I should try to maintain this state. The first steps to achieve that is getting more control over my weight and reducing my salt intake. In the U.S, two grams (or ½ teaspoon) is a good rule of thumb. In Japan, it’s said to be six grams. This is because it isn’t as easy to reduce salt in Japan compared to the United States. So, why is it necessary for me to reduce my salt intake?
When your kidneys function normally, your kidneys excrete the excess salt. In the case of kidney disease, salt accumulates in the body because of how impaired this function is. And this is one of the causes of high blood pressure. If high blood pressure persists, your kidney’s blood flow becomes blocked, further deteriorating kidney function. When the kidneys deteriorate, feet swelling and other symptoms occur. I used to have swollen feet, but not anymore. Does this mean that dialysis is helping me?
Since starting dialysis, I’ve found it’s difficult to travel abroad. In the U.S., insurance won’t cover you overseas. In short, if you receive dialysis abroad, you have to pay everything for the treatment. It’s strange how there are so many people receiving dialysis in the world yet there are borders in the dialysis network. Dialysis has been around for about 60 years, but there still seems to be room for evolution.
If you’re in good health, the contents of this newsletter weren’t of much use to you. I apologize if this wasn’t interesting for you. Please take care of your health. I am fine. Thank you for your concern.
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
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I will be traveling to Japan starting on Wednesday (10/12/2022).
I am on law or reduced salt diet, and Japan is one of the most difficult places to find reduced salt diet.
Foods in Japan are very good and inexpensive due to the exchange rate.
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
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Yesterday, it cost me almost $80 to fill up my Subaru at $5.199 per gallon even at Costco. I cannot imagine people driving full size truck for living like landscapers and construction workers. Based on the data from the website (https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Japan/gasoline_prices/) the gas price in Japan is about $4.35 per gallon) ... That is insane. Japan has no oil production and must import 100% of oil it uses. The US has one of the most oil rich nations and still imports most of its oil. Why is it hat gas prices in Japan are lower than the US?
Something is very wrong!!!
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Gas prices differs as much asl 100% between the states.
https://gasprices.aaa.com
I heard from people in California, gas prices are over $7.00 per gallon.
That is just insane.
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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Specializing in Business
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about the lack of interest in Facebook, especially among younger generations. So, it’s not surprising that Meta’s (Facebook’s parent company) stock continues to fall.
As Facebook’s popularity wanes, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram gain traction. Each of these services has its own specialties.
YouTube has long-form videos, TikTok has short-form videos, and Instagram has photos and videos.
But now, Instagram’s trying to compete with TikTok by introducing Reels, or short-form videos. But it, unfortunately, has the opposite effect of halting user growth.
Facebook allows users to post all of it: long-form videos, short-form videos, and photos. Therefore, Facebook, overall, is not a unique service.
But I don’t want to talk about these social media platforms. I want to talk about your business. For my company, we offer so many services that we’ve lost sight of what our specialty is. My company needs to re-evaluate what makes us unique right now. Even though we’re doing well now, it’ll be hard to survive in the future if we aren’t unique as a company.
How is your company doing? Do you have a focus? And are you telling your customers what your focuses are? We look forward to hearing your comments.
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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Many small repairs are going on to paint the buildings.
Corey and his crews are working very hard.
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Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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