Mr. and Mrs. Murasawa of Yamane

People fascinates me more than anything else. I have been amazed when some people shared their incredible life stories with me. Although many of these people are not celebrated or famous, I am sure many people will be inspired and encouraged by learning of the real life stories of people who chose to live meaningful… Continue reading Mr. and Mrs. Murasawa of Yamane

Introducing Kikai Corporation

Hi Everyone! I created a new company, Kikai. Its written 株式会社きかい in Japanese. Depending on how you write きかい Kikai in Kanji characters, it can mean opportunity, machine, strange, or return to the sea. Suits me perfectly! I want this company to offer all those things: a place for opportunity to do whatever we want… Continue reading Introducing Kikai Corporation

Pure joy: Science moments by Neil deGrasse Tyson

I was talking to my friend about the gestalt moment of science each of us had. We both were somewhat interested in religion. We were mainly into Christianity because I was in such culture in the US. He was in such culture in Singapore. Then when I was in my mid 30's I read Richard… Continue reading Pure joy: Science moments by Neil deGrasse Tyson

My son might have been a rapper

Shinji gave me a ride to the train station that was on his way to his project site. On the way there, he picked up his co-worker, Masa. It was the first time I ever met Masa, even though I am the one who introduced Masa to Shinji. We got to talking about how that… Continue reading My son might have been a rapper