the qualia journal

We hold a weekly journal club. It is called "the Brain Club." I regard the reading of journal papers as an important part of the e...

Nowadays, when I work in the morning, I listen to Messiah of George Frideric Handel. It is one of my all-time favorite pieces of music. When...

Just outside the ticket gate of Ginza subway station in central Tokyo, there's a curry restaurant that I like. I have been the customer ...

Now I am back in Tokyo. Reflecting on my encounter with Rick Baron, I think the most remarkable fact was that although Rick is gifted with t...

On the final day in Cleveland, we went to various places with Rick Baron. About one hour after shopping in a liquor shop, I asked him if the...

In the radio station, Rick Baron took phone calls from the listeners, who challenged Rick to say what day of the week it was, and what event...

I came all the way to Cleveland to meet with Mr. Rick Baron. Rick's condition is termed "hyperthymesia", where the individual ...

We were originally bound for Washington D.C. Then, at Narita airport, the ANA receptionist told us that air traffic was expected to be disru...

I am bound for Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. today. It is on a great lake, and is characterized by freezing weather in winter, or so I hear. I hav...

The Japanese economy is experiencing a prolonged period of depression, starting from the bust of the bubble economy. Some have even called t...

When I was hearing the NHK radio this morning, the news reader said that the Vancouver Olympics was just nine days away. Then I suddenly rea...

At one time in my life, I quite liked the color orange. To me then, the color seemed to represent vivacity and free thinking. I actually wor...

Here are some of my recent tweets. When your time is up and you fall, you can become a nurse log, and protect and nurture life at large. In ...

So one day in my twenties, I finally made it to Prince Edward Island. If I remember correctly, I flew from Montreal, and had to land twice b...

When I was a senior high school student, I was influenced by the German culture a lot. I loved to (and still love to) listen to the works of...

I have several weaknesses in life. One of them is that when I eat ramen noodles, I invariably go for the miso flavor. I know there are other...

During my stay in Vancouver, I went to the Langara college to take English lessons. I used to take the bus, and would ask for "transfer...

One of the things that I really enjoyed doing in British Columbia was blueberry picking. Verna took me to the Richmond Nature Park, which wa...

When you are young you do incredibly stupid things from time to time. Incredibly stupid seen with the benefit of hindsight, that is. When I ...

After my initial sojourn in Canada, I repeated the visit several times, and learned to love British Columbia and the surrounding areas. Life...