the qualia journal

As a boy I used to chase butterflies, in the field, and among the woods. My childhood time was literally divided between ...

I am not an American citizen. If I were one, I would vote for Mr. Obama. In my view, the race between Mr. Obama and M...

This summer, a strange phenomenon is happening to me. I seem to be growing out of beers. Ever since I started enjoying alco...

Last evening, I was giving a public lecture jointly with my best friend Ryo Hatoh at the Academy Hills in Tokyo. In the ...

It used to be that I held my breath and was hurt by every negative comment that I encountered on the web. Well, not any more. I yawn when...

Talk given by Ken Mogi at TED Long Beach on 29th February, 2012, 10 days before the 1st anniversary of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of...

The 14th of February is a day on which the hearts of many Japanese men throb, in (literally) sweet expectations of pleasures to come. The da...

When I was a kid, it used to be that the prime minister was considered the nation’s top job. A boy often had the aspiration to become one so...

Last night, I was having drinks with my best friend and literary agent Hamish Macaskill, in a Tokyo wine bar. While we were waiting for the ...

First of all, happy holidays, everyone! This is a season of goodwill. So it is with a spirit of goodwill that I jot down the confessions bel...