the qualia journal

In the Brain Club (our research group's journal club) yesterday, Tetsuro Ishikwa, (Ph. D student) introduced Shurger et al. (2009). Thei...

I think it was youtube which changed my attitude towards the portable modalities. Used to be that I listened to the music on the portable au...

The Wuthering Heights was one of the novels that I read in my teens in English language as I built up my linguistic ability and sensitivitie...

It seems that something in me has sparked recently. I simply cannot stop reading. I get on the subway just because I can read in the car. I ...

The entry "My mother and Hibari" marked 200 consecutive days of continuous entries, the writing streak starting on the 6th of June...

Hibari Misora is a legendary Japanese singer, sadly no longer with us. Hibari had a concert in the Tokyo Dome once, shortly before she passe...

I know a university is a good thing. You meet your mentor, friends, and colleagues. It nurtures human knowledge, and updates and creates con...

Here it is getting colder and colder. In a metropolis like Tokyo, the time you spend inside is considerable. As a consequence, I don't w...

Gino Yu came to visit Tokyo. Currently Gino is a professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was kind enough to accept our invitation,...

When I made my pilgrimage to Bayreuth this last summer, there were several things besides Wagner that I captured my imagination. I remember ...

As the year comes near to the end, I remember things that have passed me. One of the highlights of my sojourn this round of the earth's ...

The Meiji Shrine is one of my favorite places. I would like to stroll this haven in the heart of Tokyo. The lights are never the same, as th...

I visited a couple primary schools on Uku island, an small island off Kyushu with a population of 3200. In the school play ground, I found a...

I am in Hakata right now, writing this entry. In the afternoon I am going off to Uku island, where an internet connection is not likely avai...

A few days ago I wrote about the Kaki (persimmon fruit). The sight of a tree standing against the blue sky, with its boughs full of kaki fru...

When I was going to the Kindergarten there was only one drink that a kid loved. Fanta. In the children's gatherings, the adults would br...

In Japanese, some words have double meanings. "kaki", for example, can indicate a persimmon fruit. It can also mean the "oyst...

I came to a Haiku meeting ("Kukai") at Yugawara, a famous Onsen (hot spring) retreat, about one hour from Tokyo. The meeting was o...

De Prufundis , an essay in the form of a letter written during imprisonment by Oscar Wilde, has such a beautiful ending. Wild imagines how h...

Close to midnight I had a phone call from Shinya Shirasu. He was drinking with his friends, and wondered if I could join them. I had my work...