the qualia journal

I was in Kobe, delivered a lecture at an academic conference. After the sessions, I found myself near the Rokko mountains. The spring was fi...

The natural history of contingency by Ken Mogi One of the deepest joys in life is to understand more fully the world in which we find oursel...

A few days ago I caught a cold. Walking around in a T-shirt was not such a good idea. They say the cold affects your stomach this year. (Whe...

One of the good things living in Tokyo brings into life is the experience at fine sushi restaurants. Sushi might have transformed itself int...

During the new year holidays, I had a chance to glance at some of the old photos at my parents' house. The old times certainly existed, ...

I was invited to sit as one of the guest judges at the 58th Red & White Year-end Song Festival hosted by NHK, performed live and broadc...

In early December, I traveled to Seattle, U.S.A. and interviewed Ichiro Suzuki of Seattle Mariners for "The Professionals" program...

I am not sure if there's really such a word, but I am coining it anyway. I am going to write about the rain reaction. I am fond of joggi...

On the veranda of my flat in Tokyo, I have several pots of plants. These were originally purchased in gardening shops, featuring the benjami...

Some time ago I received a mail about my 11th April blog from Janice Tay. Janice is an active writer originally from Singapore, who now sta...

Some time ago, I met with Prof. Lisa Randall of Harvard University at a lecture and discussions session held in Koshiba Hall at the Universi...

I have been visiting Salzburg, Austria, to attend the Quantum Mind conference organized by a long time friend of mine, Gustav Bernroider of ...

I met with Mr. Adam Smith, who is the product management director for the Book Search service at Google. Mr. Smith visited Japan on the occa...

Recently, I was invited to the Kankyu-an of Mushanokojisenke in Kyoto. I was to attend the most formal of tea ceremonies hosted by the next ...

Everybody is getting busier these days. The internet and the mobile phone are responsible for making us occupied with various things all day...

I have this bad habit of scribing nonsensical things in my notebook during meetings and conferences. Just listening to other people talk see...

I met with Dr. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google for an interview to be broadcast in the "The Professionals" program in NHK during his v...

I met with Mr. Yukio Sakamoto, CEO of Elpida Memory Inc. for interview in "The Professionals" program that I host with Ms. Miki Su...

Some time ago, I made a half conscious, and half unconscious resolution that I will basically refer to positive things coming from positive ...

Leonard da Vinci's "Annunciation" is now on exhibit in the Tokyo National Museum. Taking a good look at it, I realized how it ...