the qualia journal

The American way of communication has been said to be unique to that particular nation. When I go to the States, people say hello to me on t...

"Mono no aware" (the pathos of things) is an important concept in understanding Japanese literature and way of seeing the world in...

The present paradigm of neuroeconomics is too narrow in its conceptual setup in order to encompass all that is truly relevant and important ...

Two years after the end of the war, my mother passed away. Mother's death affected me very deeply. Compared to this sorrow, the great wa...

When small things tend to let you down in life, it is useful to think of the really wonderful things. In my case, I remember how wonderful t...

A few years ago, I was giving a joint talk with Masahiko Shimada, the famous Japanese novelist of my own generation, at the Asahi Culture Ce...

Strolling around Grantchester Meadow, I do think that this is a very nice, relaxed environment. I am sitting now in the Red Lion pub in the ...

One thing that is lacking from the intellectual endeavors in today's world is that of synthetic creativity. With the advent of an attitu...

Once I visited Pisa for a conference. I had a free afternoon, and decided to venture off to Florence. I took the train from the station, fil...

The Dog and the violet The Origin of Consciousness blog 10th January 2007 http://origin-of-consciousness.blogspot.com/ 　

One day I was watching a film, sitting on a sofa in my room. The film was quite exciting, and I was deeply absorbed in it. Occasionally, alm...

I have been to the Amazon once. It was an exciting time. As I flew from Sao Paulo towards Manaus, I was watching the scenery below. The gree...

When I was an undergraduate student studying Physics in Tokyo, I took a particular joy in the calculation of complex mathematical formula. I...

The Qualia Show video release A man dances to the a cappella music performed by a girls chorus on a street in Osaka http://www.youtube.com/w...

In life, it often so happens that the origins of things are concealed, even when they are important. The underlying reason is often psycholo...

When I was a junior high school student, I was elected the President of the Student's Union. The election result itself was a surprise. ...

When I think of the difficult conceptual problems still rampant in the world, I feel as if only a properly managed insanity can lead to a br...

Feeling as if eternal The Origin of Consciousness blog 2nd January 2007 http://origin-of-consciousness.blogspot.com/ 　

The Japanese New Year is strongly touched with a sense of renewal. The idea is that everything is renewed and acquire a new face, refreshed ...

Earlier this year, the famed composer Tetsuji Emura has kindly suggested that I collaborate with him for his composition commissioned by the...