the qualia journal

I have started a new series in my twitter. The first two entries are: Have you heard of the "flowers in the storm" metaphor? Life ...

The Vancouver Olympics brings excitement and sweet memories. When I was 9, the Olympic games were held in Sapporo. The 70 m ski jump was a d...

I went to a wonderful performance of Siegfried at the New National Theater. Wagner took years to complete this magnum opus. As I reflected o...

The qualia journal. Phase 1. From 9th October 2004 to 17th February 2010. Now I am soul searching.

The healthiness of one's brain can pretty well be judged by whether one embraces the uncertainties in life with pleasure. A kid has grea...

Much as I respect and love my fellow country people, there are some tendencies recently in Japan that I cannot go along. One thing is the sp...

The Vancouver Olympics is well under way. When I watch the games, when I can that is, I tend to focus on the losers, as well as the winners....

I came to Shimada, Shizuoka. I gave a public lecture in the city auditorium, talking about the brain, life, and mindsets. After the lecture,...

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...