Saturday, February 21, 2026

I find myself reading a novel just like I am studying a set of mathematical equations.

I love reading books while walking around in my room. I also love it when I go out for a run, or when I meet people, but reading books inside while walking around is something I deeply love.


Right now I am reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë for the first time since high school, for obvious reasons (the film, soon to be released in Japan!). Before that I read Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. This year I also read Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.


Reading a book, you are absorbed into an inner universe previously unknown. I find myself reading a novel just like I am studying a set of mathematical equations these days, perhaps an attitude fit in the age of large language models.




Friday, February 20, 2026

In a tiny corner of Yokoo's universe. Qualia Journal.

I visited artist Tadanori Yokoo's studio.

It was so wonderful to talk about art, life, death, Yukio Mishima, Andy Warhol, Takashi Murakami and much more, surrounded by Yokoo's works in progress.


At lunch time, we enjoyed Yokoo's favorite tonkatsu bento. The kanji character on the wrapping paper, tsubaki, was by Akira Kurosawa, Yokoo said.


Creativity is wonderful, and it was so inspiring for this humble comet to fly by in a tiny corner of Yokoo's universe.