A) Formal Education:
1961: High-school diploma; Atlanta, Georgia
1965: B.Sc., Physics & Mathematics; Stetson University, Florida
1967: M.Sc., Physics; Idaho State University
1971: Ph.D., Physics; Pennsylvania State University
B) Occupation: Physicist - University Professor
Present - 1990: Temple University Japan; Tokyo, Japan (h)
2001 - 1995: Waseda University; Tokyo, Japan (i)
1993 - 1988: Sophia University Community College; Tokyo, Japan (g)
• Period of intense journalism (1999 - 1986)
1988 - 1985: Sankai International College; Tokyo, Japan (f)
• Consultant to the United Nations University (1986 - 1982)
1983 - 1979: University of Maryland - F. E. Division; Tokyo, Japan (e)
1979 - 1977: Sophia University (International Division); Tokyo, Japan (d)
1977 - 1975: Tribhuvan University; Katmandu, Nepal (c)
• One year of world travel and one year as a visiting scholar at
California Institute of Technology; U.S.
1973 - 1971: Kenyatta University College; Nairobi, Kenya (b)
1971 - 1967: Pennsylvania State University, USA (a)
C) Courses Taught:
Physics:
Undergraduate: Introductory physics (all fields: a, b, e & h), energy-ecology (e), light and optics (h, b)), matter and motion (h, b)
Graduate: Electromagnetic theory (c), classical mechanics (c), nuclear(c), quantum mechanics
Astronomy: Introduction to Astronomy (d, e & h), science & science fiction (h, e), cosmology (e)
Environmental Studies: Intro. environmental science and technology (e, f, g, & h), State of the World (Worldwatch Institute) (d, h, i), Problems of Environmental Quality (h, g), Energy, Resources and Conservation (h, e), Gaia Theory (h. i), Various independent study projects (h, g)
Mathematics: Algebra, college mathematics, calculus (e, f & h)
Philosophy of Science: Global philosophy (East and West). Some of this material later appeared in my newspaper column Frontiers of Science (see section VII-c)
Journalistic Writing: Investigative journalism for newspapers and magazines (g)
Journalism & Society: Power and obligations of the press (g)
History of Journalism: “The Powers That Be” (by David Halberstam) (g)
Yoga: Yoga (mostly ashtanga and Bikram styles) (g, f, h, other)
IV) Consultant
• Present - 1983:
Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) (under the Ministry of Education, Science an Technology (originally under STA (Science and Technology Agency)). As a consultant to JST I interview scientists who have been awarded ERATO (Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology) research grants, and write research descriptions and progress reports. I meet with all researchers several times for lengthy discussions during the five-year period of their project. I also write about the administration of basic research as well as the evolving government policies concerning science. ERATO is Japan’s premier science research program, and has gained much international attention. The program is also cooperating with research programs in other countries. JST would be an elite version of the U.S. National Science Foundation.
• 2000 - 1998:
United Nations University. Founder and Senior Advisor of the Interuniversity Environmental Forum (IeF). This program aimed at bringing students together from a wide range of universities in Japan and to hold seminars with leading environmental professors, environmentalists, writers and government policy makers. It also undertook various projects, such as participation and demonstrations in Earth Day events. Seminars moved from campus to campus as well as at the UNU headquarters. One of the seminars was held at TUJ.
• 1996 - 1995:
Waseda University, Dept. Information & Computer Science. Worked with graduate students of this department to develop a multimedia, interactive educational package based on the Gaia hypothesis (fundamental environment theory involving Earth systems) of James Lovelock. By using this package, students could study the Gaia theory and other environmental phenomena in English while developing a number of skills.
• 1991 – 1985:
Independent Communications Association (InCA; U.K.). Consultant, writer and idea-crafter: Video productions for worldwide television distribution. Conceived of and wrote scripts for the TV program “Things to Come,” which presented science activity and how it might effect the future. Each program had stories from about five different countries. My job was to find a subject, write a script, find scientists to participate in the shoot, and arrange for the locations and shoot.
• 1986 – 1982:
United Nations University. Consultant to the United Nations University to research, write and edit for the solar energy related publication (see section VI-b (Environment)).
Was also related to projects on traditional and/or appropriate technology within the third world: "Sharing of traditional technology".
Formed the “University Forum” at UNU, to which we invited many distinguished guest to speak with us on very wide-ranging fields of interest.
V) Research and Related Activities
V-a) Physics
Introductory Note:
My main research during graduate school involved molecular spectroscopy, quantum electronics and the Mossbauer effect. Immediately after obtaining a Ph.D. I left for the national university of Kenya (Kenyatta University) where this research could no longer be pursued. On this occasion and in subsequent years, I emphasized education, science policy of developing countries, environmental technology and policy, and then later science journalism, as follows:
• Present - 1983:
Consultant to Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST). See section V.
• 2000 - 1986:
Japan correspondent for Physics World under the British Institute of Physics. This official IOP (Institute of Physics) publication served to keep professional physicists up to date on basic research in physics, related technology, and science policy. Though U.K. was emphasized, the journal attempted to take a global perspective. Also wrote many physics articles for such magazines and newspapers as Science, Scientific American, MRS Bulletin, and others (see section VII-a,c). This has involved extensive interviews with scientists, science administrators, policy makers and business leaders.
• 1986 - 1982:
United Nations University (UNU). Extensive research and writing on many aspects of energy, but especially alternative energy, including many forms of solar energy (see section VI-b for details).
• 1982 - 1971:
Third world scientific development. Studied and involved in projects in Kenya, Nepal and Japan regarding the use of physics (and science in general) in the development of third-world countries.
• 1971 - 1968:
Molecular spectroscopy (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (USA).
Theoretical:
Atomic and molecular theory
Quantum electronics
Spectroscopic analysis
Computer analysis
Experimental:
Laser design and construction
Spectrometry
Optics
Electronics
• 1968 - 1967:
Mossbauer effect (nuclear/solid state (M.Sc. Idaho State University (USA))
• 1967 – 1965:
Atmospheric Physics and long-spark breakdon (Westinghouse R&D Center (USA))
V-b) Environment
• Introductory Note:
From 1972 - 1977, while professor of physics at Kenyatta University (Nairobi, Kenya) and Tribhuvan University (Katmandu, Nepal), I spent much time in consultation with members of the physics faculty as how physics could be applied in 3rd world countries. The faculty members had received Ph.D. degrees from many countries and undertook advanced physics research, which somehow seemed out of place for the needs of their home country.
We thus investigated many possibilities of alternative energy use (solar reflectors, solar voltaic, windmills, bioconversion, solar cookers, and other forms of alternative energy). This process not only involved actual physical and technological schemes, but also science policy and implementation on the local and national levels.
• Present - 1980:
Have taught a wide variety of environment related courses at Sophia University, University of Maryland, Waseda University and Temple University (see listing above).
• 2000 - 1998:
United Nations University. Founder and Senior Advisor of the Interuniversity Environmental Forum (IeF). This program aimed to bring students together from a wide range of universities in Japan and to hold seminars and conduct various projects. Seminars moved from campus to campus as well as at the UNU headquarters. One of the seminars was held at TUJ.
• Present - 1986:
Wide-ranging research and publications (Science, Scientific American, Asia Technology, PHP Intersect, Japan Times, etc.) in scientific magazines and journals on a wide variety of environmental subjects (see section V)
• Present - 1984:
Have maintained close relationships with leading academics, scholars and policy makers in the fields of environment, including Lester Brown (previous President of the Worldwatch Institute). Maurice Strong, previous undersecretary general of the United Nations Environment Program; and James Lovelock, the eminent scientist and inventor of the Gaia theory, which is now also known as “Earth Systems”, to the wider environmental community. These relationships, and especially that with James Lovelock have been invaluable for keeping up with the science, technology and policy of environmental issues. I studied the Gaia theory extensively under James Lovelock.
•1986 – 1982:
United Nations University. My main assignment was to research, write and edit for a UNU in-house journal, called ASSET (Abstracts of Selected Solar Energy Technology). This magazine reviewed all forms of energy, but especially alternative energy, and specifically solar energy. ASSET was published monthly and distributed worldwide to national and international energy and development-related organizations. Not only did the journal cover science and technology of energy, but also was substantially dedicated to energy policy on the local, national and international levels. The journal was very successful and eventually transferred to the TATA Institute of India for production. At this time I also worked on traditional/appropriate technology within the third world, "sharing this traditional technology", as well as identifying the most recent and state of the art energy technology that could be transferred to the 3rd world setting.
V-c) Philosophy, Yoga
• Introductory Note: I have always had a strong interest in philosophy and religion, and have read extensively, starting in high school. Below is a general outline of how this interest evolved and matured:
• Present - 1955:
Extensive and wide-ranging reading in philosophy and religion. This included both Western philosophy and that of the East. Studies were undertaken while living in the U.S., Kenya, India, Nepal and Japan.
• Present - 1988:
Have maintained a relationship with the Tibetan Dalai Lama, meeting on numerous occasions. Of special interest are:
• 2003: Meeting with the Dalai Lama and James Lovelock (Gaia theory) to make a documentary.
• 1986:
Sent to India by Omni magazine with the highly creative Japanese scientist Hideo Itokawa to interview the Dalai Lama every day for one week, and then to write several articles for Omni magazine and a book (by Hideo Itokawa).
• 1984:
Arranged for the Dalai Lama’s first visit to a university in Japan. We had an open seminar and dedicated the new Sophia library.
• 1982:
Private talks with the Dalai Lama in Tokyo.
• Present - 1974:
Have been teaching yoga at a number of universities, while emphasizing various styles and systems.
• Present - 1973:
Have intensively studied yoga and its fundamental philosophy in India and many other countries, while living, visiting and taking workshops and teacher training programs. This study included most of the major contemporary schools of yoga and with the leading teachers and practitioners. I have obtained several certificates. The studies included not only the practice of yoga, itself, but the history and philosophy, and including numerous ancient to modern traditions.
• 1989 - 1986:
Wrote many articles about philosophy and religion. This was especially for my column in the Japan Times and the book-review page, but for various other publications as well.
• 1986:
Helped to develop a project at the United Nations University for an international seminar to be held in Tokyo concerning the cooperation and future of the world’s religions. Future societies
• 1986:
Took a one-year course in the philosophy and practice of shiatsu, following the school (Zen Shiatsu) of master Shizuto Masunaga.
• 1977-1975:
Studied both Buddhism and Hinduism while living in India and Nepal for almost three years.
• 1961-1960:
Took a course on religion under the Methodist church, leading to a “lay license to preach.
VI) Publications:
VI-a: Magazines and Journals:
Asia Technology (Headquartered in Hong Kong and under The Wall Street Journal. Served as the main correspondent in Japan.)
• New Stars in Radio Astronomy (October, 1989)
• Flight of the Superbugs (November, 1989)
• Presenting the Plariton (November, 1989)
• Japan Unveils A Ceramic Pump (December, 1989)
• A Computer Boosts Traditional Medicine (December, 1989)
• Superconductivity Advances Brain Science (December, 1989)
• Born-Again Styrofoam (January, 1990)
• How Japan Rules The Waves (January, 1990)
• Japan’s New Environmental Observer (January, 1990)
• Superbugs Go to Work (February, 1990)
• Play It Again, WASUBOT (March, 1990)
• Japan’s Guru of Superconducting Machines (March, 1990)
• Translation Machines that Don’t Well Do (April, 1990)
• City in the Sky (April, 1990)
• Underwater Material (May, 1990)
• Flames in Free Fall (May, 1990)
• Organization Man from Japan (June, 1990)
• A Nifty Service (June, 1990)
• Preparing a Protein from Scratch. (June, 1990)
• Striking Oil in Fungi (June, 1990)
• Long- Lived Fuel Cell (July, 1990)
• Double Jeopardy (July, 1990)
• The Return of 3-D Movies (July, 1990)
• User-Friendly Exercise Device (July, 1990)
• Soothing the Mind (August, 1990)
• Making Petrol from Plastic (August, 1990)
• Astronomy at Warp Speed (August, 1990)
• A Time-saving Tunnel Technique (September, 1990)
• Fujitsu Joins Computer Giants (September, 1990)
• New Wave in Plastics (September, 1990)
• Superior Graphite (September, 1990)
• MITI Calls for New Outlook (October, 1990)
• Solar Seeker Sores Over States (October, 1990)
• Laboratory for Flight Simulation (October, 1990)
• Bad News For Bus Fumes (October, 1990)
• The Promise of Pedal Power (October, 1990)
• New Life on the Ocean Waves (October, 1990)
• A Boost For Basic Science (October, 1990)
• International Recognition (October, 1990)
• Joint Efforts in Military Research (November, 1990)
• Japan’s New Cancer Hope (November, 1990)
• Pollution-Free Ship’s Hulls (December, 1990)
• Adhesive Proteins (December, 1990)
• Command Performance (December, 1990)
• Japanese Radio Goes Digital (December, 1990)
• Tough Rules or Green Screen? (December, 1990)
• Great Balls of Fire (December, 1990)
Chemical Engineering (A McGraw Hill Publication. Served as Japan Correspondent)
• .... And making other degradable plastics from polysaccharides (September, 1989)
• Vacuum pump features ceramic rotor assembly (October, 1989)
• New bacterium thrives in chemical solvents (October, 1989)
• Producing magnetic particles in bacteria (October, 1989)
• Polymer sinter has novel absorption properties (October, 1989)
• New Sumitomo catalyst removes more sulfur from petroleum (November, 1989)
• Microwave “factory” speeds synthesis of chemical compounds (November, 1989)
• .... Improving the conventional deposition method .... (November, 1989)
• Chlorofluorocarbons are eliminated from polystyrene (January, 1990)
•... and from polyurethane foam .... (January, 1990)
• Sludge-to-Slag process goes commercial (January, 1990)
• An Alternative to picking bones - eat them! (January, 1990)
• Fuel cell sports novel reformer design (February, 1990)
• Using acorns to clean up wastewater (February, 1990)
• High-pressure processing increases shelf life of food (February, 1990)
• Japan Pushes the “R” in R&D (February, 1990)
• He’s Got the Magic Touch (February, 1990)
• TSK will benefit from Morita’s experience in Eastern Europe (February, 1990)
• Researchers strike oil in fungi (April, 1990)
• Gasoline and kerosene from plastic garbage (June, 1990)
• Hollow-fiber membranes improve efficiency of wastewater treatment (June, 1990)
• From ozone-destroyer to resin feedstock (June, 1990)
Electronic Business Asia (contributed as a Freelance writer)
• Asia gambles on aerospace (contributing writer) (November, 1990)
• Deep in Tokyo’s Ginza, a very British connection (February, 1991)
• Japanese Software: More Than Just Fun and Games (contributing writer) (April, 1993)
MRS Bulletin (A Publication of the Materials Research Society, U.S. Served as Japan’s correspondent)
• Mitsubishi Materials Announces Low Defect Density GaAs Technology (March, 1992)
• Direct Observation of High-Temperature Superconductor Oxygen Atoms (June, 1992)
• Photon STM Extends Optical Imaging Resolution (July, 1992)
• 300 A Superconducting Thin Films Produced by NRIM (October, 1992)
• Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride to be Commercially Produced (November, 1992)
• Electron-Beam-Excited Plasma Etching System Developed (November, 1992)
• Structure of Growing Crystal and its Composition Simultaneously Observed (January, 1993)
• Deposition Process Yields Iron Nitride Films with High-Saturation Magnetization (January, 1993)
• Nb3Al Cable-in-Conduit Developed for Fusion Superconductors (January, 1993)
• NTT Develops Coherent-Light Source Based on Semiconductor Microcavities (February, 1993)
• Super-Heavy Conduction Election Observed (February, 1993)
• Organic Refinement Used to Purify Metals with High Melting Points (February, 1993)
• Metal Melted while Levitated above a Crucible (February, 1993)
• Acquisition of high-speed images over a wide field of vision (March, 1993)
• New Technique Used to Produce High-Quality Graphite (March, 1993)
• Methods Developed to Join Metals at Lower Temperatures (March, 1993)
• Superconductor Uses Fullerenes (April, 1993)
• Sintered Polycrystalline Diamond Maintains Thermal Stability at 1400C (May, 1993)
• ISTEC Develops Improved YBCO Josephson Junction (May, 1993)
• Dual Temperature Crystal Orientation of YBCO Large Crystals (July, 1993)
• STM Used for Measuring Microhardness (July, 1993)
• High-Temperature Strength Achieved Using Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic (August, 1993)
• ERATO Announces New Projects (August, 1993)
• LaC2 Crystals Encapsulated in Graphite Nanoparticles (September, 1993)
• Electrical Properties of Quarter-Micron Copper Interconnects Evaluated (September, 1993)
• Ultrasonic AFM Looks Below Surface (January, 1994)
• U.S./Japan Collaboration Targets Quantum Structures (February, 1994)
• Quantum-Wave Structures Fabricated and Tested (February, 1994)
• Er3Ni Regenerator Helps Superconducting Magnet Sustain 4K (March, 1994)
• New High Tc Superconductor Families Synthesized (April, 1994)
• Calixarene Separates C60 from Other Fullerenes (May, 1995)
• Crystalline Zinc Ferrite Synthesized Near Room Temperature (September, 1994)
• Ultrafine Magnetic Structure Revealed in Co-Cr Alloy (September, 1994)
• Ti-Ni-Cu High-Performance Shape-Memory Alloy Produced by Rapid Quenching (September, 1994)
• In Pursuit of “Graphite Origami” (October, 1994)
• High-Brightness 512 nm Green LED Announced (October, 1994)
• A Superdielectric Properties Observed in SrTiO3/BaTiO3 Superlattice (November, 1993)
• CCD Camera Improves TEM Image Collection (February, 1995)
Newsweek (The International magazine. Wrote articles on special assignments)
• A Feisty Hiroshima Memorial (architecture of Kisho Kurokawa) (May 15, 1989)
• The Asian Cigarette Wars (July 24, 1989)
• Come Along, Maran. Relax. (July 24, 1989)
• Death by Fried Chicken (September 10, 1990)
Omni (Omni magazine sent me also with Hideo Itokawa (famous Japanese scientist) to India for an exclusive one-week interview with the Dalai Lama, and a series of articles and a book by Hideo Itokawa.
• Interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama (September, 1986)
• Interview with Nevin Scrimshaw (world expert of nutrition in third world countries) (December, 1986)
PHP Intersect (publication of the Matsushita PHP foundation. freelance writer)
• ERATO: A New Direction in Basic Research (June, 1989)
• The Perils of Plenty (A highly researched article on the history of Japanese nutrition, and the present decline in health) (February, 1991)
• Live Wire: Dynamo Junichi Nishizawa’s Plans for Tohoku University (December, 1991)
• Technology 2000 (COVER STORY) (February, 1992)
• Yen for Learning: After 18 years, funding problems still dog the UN University (July 1992)
• Pumping Ions (January, 1994)
• Akito Arima: Getting Inside the Windmill (May, 1995)
Physics World (Official journal of the British Institute of Physics; An Institute of Physics Publication. Served as Japan correspondent. All writers and editors have a Ph.D. in Physics)
• Japan’s team efforts heighten creativity (September 1991)
• Japan expects eventful future (October 1991)
• Vigor on all Fronts (October, 1991)
• Japan to reroute research resources (November, 1991)
• Superconducting ship shapes up (November, 1991)
• Pressure mounts for SSC cash but SPring is in the air (November, 1991)
• Hey PRESTO (and lots more!) (December, 1991)
• Bitterness mounts as US presses for Japanese cash (January, 1992)
• Japan goes ahead, but picture fuzzy (January, 1992)
• Cracking Opportunities in Japan (January, 1992)
• Japan plays a waiting game with the SSC (February, 1992)
• Japan boosts basic research (February, 1992)
• Defect improvement (February, 1992)
• Over and out (March, 1992)
• Japan keeps up the pace (March, 1992)
• Big-science worries at the OECD (April, 1992)
• Nobel Laureate tackles Japanese image problem (April, 1992)
• Japan to team up with the US? (May, 1992)
• No plain sailing (May, 1992)
• Japan sets sights on a charming society (June, 1992)
• Plutonium debate rocks Japan (August, 1992)
• Japan pursues friendly technologies (September, 1992)
• No free hunches (October, 1992)
• Safety first (November, 1992)
• Japan pursues leading role (nuclear fusion) (December, 1992)
• MITI changes direction (January, 1993)
• Esaki makes forbidden transition (January, 1993)
• Japan shaken but not stirred (February, 1993)
• Japan gets serious about gravity (March, 1993)
• Semiconductor gets random photons to lase (March, 1993)
• Japan prize goes Stateside (March, 1993)
• Recession inhibits Japan’s industrial output (April, 1993)
• Changes home and away (June, 1993)
• Japan plays follow the leader (July, 1993)
• Japan still not strong, but strong enough (August, 1993)
• Heavy Ions attack cancer (October, 1993)
• Can astrophysics Dave the world? (December, 1993)
• High hopes for B-factory (January, 1994)
• Japan swims against the tide (January, 1994)
• Community lacks spirit, say Japanese (January, 1994)
• No free launches (March, 1994)
• Fixture clear for fuzzy flying (Match, 1994)
• Japan approves B-factory (April, 1994)
• Launcher adopts a more down-to-earth approach (June, 1994)
• A view from Japan (July, 1994)
• Accelerators and more at RIKEN (September, 1994)
• Japan singles out glasses and clusters (October, 1994)
• Building bridges in “science city: (January, 1995)
• Japanese rocket failure dente perfect record (February, 1995)
• Japan surrenders its lead in R&D (February, 1995)
• Japan holds firm------ (April, 1995)
• Japan looks to the heavens (May, 1995)
• Japanese cash boosts LHC (June, 1995)
• Japan takes a ten-year look at femtosecond technology (July, 1995)
• Japan Keeps in Touch (November, 1995)
• RIKEN good but could do better (November, 1995)
• Big Science in Japan (FOCUS) (May, 1996)
• Japan thinks on massive R&D boost (August, 1996)
• Japan leads radio astronomers into space (March, 1997)
• Japan’s image is tarnished (May, 1997)
• Japan goes it alone (August, 1997)
• National debt threatens science plans (September, 1997)
• Japan slowly increases funds (October, 1997)
• Japan thinks big (November, 1997)
• Recruitment problems tackled by White paper (January, 1998)
• Cuts undermine neutrino breakthrough (July, 1998)
• Japan supports fast-breeders (October, 1998)
• Japan backs miscopy (October, 1998)
Science (Publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; served as its Japan correspondent)
• The Biggest and Brightest (8 November, 1991)
• SSC: The Japan That Can Say No (13 December, 1991)
• Microbes From 20,000 Feet Under the Sea (3 January, 1992)
• Superbugs in Waiting: Some Cautionary Tales (3 January, 1992)
• Japan’s Answer on the SSC: Maybe (17 January, 1993)
• Where Have all Japan’s Scientists Gone? (7 February, 1992)
• Superconductors in Japan (23 February, 1992)
• Japan Bids for Global Leadership in Clean Industry (22 May, 1992)
• A Technical Fix for the Greenhouse (22 May, 1992)
• Where There’s Heat There’s Yen (24 July, 1992)
• Women Scientists: It’s Lonely at the Top (23 October, 1992)
• Return of the Prodigal Son (23 October, 1992)
• Crash and Burn: Propagating New Massive Stars (20 November, 1992)
• MITI Moves into Basic Research (11 December, 1992)
• Japanese Scientists Predict the Future (22 January, 1993)
• Japan Prizes Announced (22 January, 1993)
• Japan, U.S. Join Electronic Forces (29 January, 1993)
• First signs of Alzeiheimer’s (12 February, 1992)
• At Tokyo University, a Parting Shot (9 April, 1993)
• Japan Science City Shapes Up (7 May, 1993)
• Using Plants as Prospectors (14 May, 1993)
Scientific American (Served as Japan correspondent)
• Progress by Degrees. New superconductors inch toward applications (February, 1990)
• Play It Again, WABOT: Japan’s robots aspire to service-sector jobs (May, 1990)
• Japan’s Henry Ford (May, 1990)
The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (contributed as a freelance writer)
• “Cooperation:” Tsukuba Science City and its Research Consortium (April, 1989)
• Japan Is Experiencing Its Second Wine Boom (written together with my students of Journalistic writing class of Sophia University Community College: N. Minami, K. Murakami, K. Takahashi, M. Takahashi, S. Yoshida) (June, 1989)
• Cigarette Smoking, Trade and Health (written together with my students of Journalistic writing class of Sophia University Community College: M. Kuwabara, A. Kobayashi, M. Yamada) (September, 1989)
• Illegal Immigrant Workers (with Liane Grunberg) (July, 1991)
Tokyo Journal (freelance contributor)
• Tao of Privacy (December 1986)
• Pink Bila (written together with my students of Journalistic writing class of Sophia University Community College: H. Hasigawa, R. Kondoh, Y. Mitsui, M. Tagami) (December, 1987)
• There’s No Place Like ‘Zome (September, 1989)
World View (Freelance photojournalism)
• Ancient Egypt: The Magnificent Gift of the Nile (photos and writing) (November, 1985)
• The People of Ethiopia (photos and story) (January, 1986)
• The Katmandu Valley (photos and story) (March, 1986)
• The Holy Ganges (photos and story) (July, 1986)
• The Tragedy of Persepolis (photos and story) (April-May, 1986)
VI-b: Books:
Coauthor (with Shun-ichi Himeno) of “Enshu Daigakuin Nyushi Mondai Gogaku” (Rough translation: Language Exercises for Graduate School Entrance Examination)
Science Publishing Company, Japan
First published in 1993
Second edition in 1998
Latest printing in January, 2004
VI-c: Newspapers:
Japan Times (1986 - 1989; columnist, book reviewer, and special interviews):
Book Reviews:
• Basic Buddhist concepts (Basic Buddhist Concepts by Kogen Mizuno, Koesi Publishing Co. (1987)
• Healing with acupressure (The Joy of Feeling by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden, Japan Publications, Inc. (1987)
• Zen and its various aspects (ZEN AND THE WAYS by Trevor Leggett. Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1987 (original, 1978)
• Macrobiotics seen through the eye of an advocate (THE BOOK OF MACROBIOTICS by Michio Kushi, Japan Publications) (1986)
• A Japanese “Horatio Aklger” (QUEST FOR PROSPERITY, The Life of a Japanese Industrialist by Konouske Matsushita. PHP Institute, Inc. (1988)
• Soba, tsukemono going int’i (THE BOOK OF SOBA by James Udesky. Kodansha International (1988)
• Computers looking for a cause (Executive Support Systems (The emergence of top management computer use) by John F. Rockart & David W. De Long. Dow Jones-Irwin (1988)
• Architect Kurokawa gives views on Japanese Space (REDISCOVERING JAPANESE SPACE by Kisho Kurokawa, John Weatherhill, Inc. 1988.
• Survey forecasts long-term trends in science and technology (FUTURE TECHNOLOGY IN JAPAN)”: Forecasts to the year 2015 by Institute for Future Technology, 1988.
Frontiers Of Science (Science Column; unfortunately I did not record the dates of individual articles; the biweekly column started in July 1986, and continued into 1989)
• Nuts, Bolts of New Orient Express (26 April, 1986)
• Adventure in the Skies Leads to Rethinking About What’s in the Earth (1 June, 1986)
• Men’s Revolution - Pregnancy (possibility of male pregnancy)
• The Soul of a Scientist (Richard Feynman; philosophy of science)
• The Great Moon Mystery (astrophysical models of moon formation)
• The Prism of Time (philosophy of aging)
• An “Invisible” Flying Machine (physics of Stealth aircraft)
• Update/Synthesis I (rethinking first series of articles with perspective)
• In The Beginning (Physics and philosophy of the creation of the universe)
• Open, Closed or Flat? (various possible geometries of the cosmos)
• The Tree of Life (evolution and commonality of all life forms)
• The Ecology of Compassion (modern science and Buddhist philosophy)
• Clouds (Maya and the limitations of knowledge)
• Update/Synthesis II (looking back and synthesizing previous articles)
• Geometry (analysis of geometry from many perspectives, ancient and modern)
• The Greening of Mars (James Lovelock’s proposal to prepare Mars for future life)
• Logic (an analysis of “logic” from ancient to the most modern)
• Star Gardens (a critique of the Strategic Defense Initiative) based on science)
• Roots (the origins of life on Earth, and the universe)
• The Womb of Life, and Dearth (more on the probability of life in the universe)
• Morality (DNA and sociobiology)
• Islands: (the origin of yoga)
• The world, the group, the individual (World Commission on Environment and Development)
• Yehudi Menuhin - a man for all seasons (the world view and philosophy of a special musician and thinker)
• An ode to spring (time, and the philosophy of physics)
• Figures count in Man’s history (mathematics, science and history)
• Socrates, Athenians and Wine (the search for knowledge)
• Linus Pauling and vitamin C (Pauling contributions to chemistry, medicine and world peace)
• Talking to the wind (is language limited to humans?)
• In search of wholeness of nature (animal abuse and trading in endangered species in Japan)
• The art of Japanese science (Japan’s efforts to stimulate new science)
• Alchemy and superconductivity (the rise of chemistry and present-day superconductivity)
• The barefoot microchip (use of satellites in medicine, education and science)
• “Quark barrel” physics in the U.S. (high energy physics, the superconducting supercollider and politics)
• The grand unifier (cooperation between Japan and Europe on high-energy physics)
• The end, or beginning, of physics? (where will the search end?)
• That strange quantum mechanics (evolving view of quantum mechanics)
• Osaka Bioscience Institute to Open (new research adventure in Japan)
• The fascinating biological glow (the phenomenon of body light)
• The Institution of Science (from philosophy to modern science and its institutions)
• The Symbiotic way of life (part I) (endosymbiosis of Lynn Margulis and evolution of life)
• The symbiotic way of nature (part II) (continuation of part I)
• Anya Fisher wins Louis Pasteur award (column artist honored)
• Macrophage - king of the road (the amazing story of macrophage and how it protects us)
• A return to star gardens (more about the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), and its folly)
• The animal experimentation dilemma (contemplating animal expiration and science. ethics and philosophy)
• Hair - talking more than you ever imagined (use of hair analysis for drug detection)
• Science and Mysticism: Part I (the erroneous thinking of the “logical West”)
• Science and Mysticism: Part II (the great scientific and technological strides of Asian societies)
• A Real “Fantastic voyage” (exercise, oxygen and longevity)
• The eternal science of yoga (yoga as a science)
• What you see, is what you get (the amazing worlds of special bacteria with special abilities)
• Human frontiers to human frontier science (Japanese view of the future of science)
• A requiem for Richard Feynman (a tribute to Richard Feynman upon his death)
• Peace through mind/brain science (the use of positron emission spectroscopy to study the brain/mind)
• Light and the phenomenon of mind (more about light and the mind)
• Illuminating the nature of the brain (more about technology to understand the brain)
• Revolutions in pharmacology: Part I (the history and most recent concepts of chemistry)
• Revolutions in pharmacology: part 2 (continuation of part 1)
• A new perspective of nuclear energy (trying to understand nuclear energy and its place in the universe)
• These are nukes, baby: act 1, scene (a drama about nuclear energy)
• Those are nukes baby, part 2, scene 1 (continuation of part 1)
• Sci-tech information flow from Japan: (Japan's efforts) to distribute scientific information to the world
• Good and bad energy at the Royal Ballet (a new perspective of energy)
• From human frontiers to human frontier science (new MITI research program)
• Exploring life after death (ways to view the possibilities of life after death)
• The blossoming of the Pacific Rim (new plans for science and technology in Asia)
• New computers mimic brain’s makeup (neuro and photonic computers)
• A universe with strings attached (string theory)
• In China, a high-class integrated energy system (integrated energy system for ecological sensitivity and practicality)
• Scientists are beginning to talk to the trees (how trees, and other organisms protect themselves)
• Sky’s the limit of laser applications (laser theory and applications)
• The quest for a quantum philosophy (quantum mechanics and modern philosophy)
• Scientist Scrimshaw stresses nutritious diet for good health (interview with an expert)
• Proper diet in early life can enhance well-being in old age (more about diet and health)
• Scientific theory adapting to a complex and chaotic worlds (the science of chaos)
• Japanese astronomers reaching new heights in cosmos observation (new Japanese telescope located in Hawaii)
• ERATO program proving fertile ground for strides in basic research (the ERATO program of Japan)
• New book old myths, offers hope on living with radiation (new ideas concerning radiation and health)
Special Features and Interviews:
• Sound of Gods (interview with sitar player Sushma Omata)
• Businessman blends pragmatism with concerns for global problems (interview with Maurice Strong, Undersecretary General of The United Nations Environmental Program)
• Omni President urges women to conquer ‘technology fears” (interview with Kathy Keeton)
• Tibetans living - and dying through song (interview with Jamyang Norbu)
• Shankar: India’s musical ambassador (Interview with Ravi Shankar)
• Yehudi Menuhin - a man for all seasons (interview with Yehudi Menuhin) (1 April. 1987)
• Environmental Views of John Denver (interview with John Denver)
The Japan Times Weekly:
• Women Architects (COVER STORY) (Feature article about the history and present condition of women architects in Japan). 14 December, 1991
• Mayumi’s Liberation (COVER STORY) (Story of artist Mayumi Oda, creator of Buddhist goddesses) (18 January, 1992)
• Kurokawa’s Photoshop of symbiosis (detailed look at the philosophy of Kisho Kurokawa) 25 January, 1992.
• MSA to his ears (and interview with Hideo Itokawa, astronomical scientist, rocket engineer, and creator of high-tech violin)
• The Plutonium Position (COVER STORY) (A look at the plutonium issue in Japan) 27 June, 1992.
Mainichi Daily News
Science Beyond Time (science column under the name Frederick Shaw Myers)
• Meditation on “Peace Science” (Brain science and its implications for understanding the violent brain) (June 4, 1989)
• Nutrition, Science and Foreign Aid (deigning special crops for proper nutrition in the third world)
• Science - A Pillar of Democracy (dopants of the press and society in the progress of science)
• Science, Management and disaster (how the Japanese Ministry of Finance controls tobacco for profit, not health) (July 30, 1989)
• WorldWatch Institute Points To Japan (speech by, and interview with, Lester Brown of the WorldWatch Institute of Japan’s role on the world environment)
• Japanese Astronomers Rewriting History (the Nobeyama Millimeter Array and its excellent science)
• Architecture and the Science of Symbiosis (Kurokawa’s view of the New Osaka City Hall)) (4 October 1989)
• Dalai Lama’s Science of the Soul (interview with the Dalai Lama; perhaps a new Nobel Prize for the Science of the Soul)
• Taming Polaritrons for Use in Optical Computers.
• The force of dedicated individuals (interview with John Denver an his activity regarding the environment: many)
• Brain Studied Helped by High-Temperature Superconductors
• High-Tc Superconductor Activity (activities in the U.S. and Japan to obtain the first practical high-temperature superconductors)
• Global Warming (review of the science of global warming, and Japan’ approach to counter it)
• What you see is what you get (the amazing bacteria called “superbugs”) (Feb 7, 1990)
• Brain Maps (PET, MRI and Cat imaging of the brain)
• Taiicho Ono - The Japanese Henry Ford (interview with Japanese inventor of Just In Time (JST) system of industry)
• Gorbachev’s “perestroika Kid” & His Science of Freedom
• Robots - Walking into the future (future of robots for human care in Japan)
• Researching for the Sky (many Japanese construction firms planning mile high buildings)
• Environmental, Japan Can Be a Leader (interview with Setsu Shiga, director general of Japanese environment agency)
• Shoji Tanaka- High-Tech Adventures in Another Exciting Field (leading superconductor guru of Japan and head of the Superconductivity Technology Center (ISTEC)
• Japanese Astronomers Enter three Supercomputer Venture Business ((Japanese astronomers invent back-end dedicated computer system for doing calculations at astounding speeds) (12 June, 1990)
• Reflecting on the idea of World Government
• Researchers Strike Oil in Fungi (an innovative way to make oil from bacteria)
• High-Tech Rehabilitation of burnout
• New Non-Polluting Plastic Sheet (plastic bacteria that can biodegrade naturally)
• Living in a world of complexity and Chaos
• World's first ship propelled by a Superconducting engine (many new ideas of using superconductivity for ship, propulsion)
• Drawing on the right side of the brain (interview with Betty Edwards, and theory of maturing the talents of the brain)
• The Reconstruction of Fuzzy Logic (the logic and economic perspectives of fuzzy logic)
• Japanese Optical Astronomers Join The Big Time (the new ultramodern Subaru telescope located on Mauna Kea, Hawaii)
• The Art of Aging (interview with master Share K. Lew, practitioner and living treasure of Taoist traditions)
• Growing Internationalization of Science and Technology (evolution of the ERATO program)
• Light in Search of Mind (the use of light in studying the structure and functions of the brain and mind)
• Getting the Greenhouse Under Control (understanding the greenhouse effect)
• Reawakening Dynamism in Japan’s University (interview with Juinichi Nichizawa, president of Tohoku University, and highly innovative scientist)
• Visions or mirages, of a new world order (Lester’ Brown’s vision for the future)
• The Greening of Mars (23 Jan, 1991)
• Lion’s Don’t Jog (the benefits ad problems of jogging)
• Tokyo: rhinzone city for the future (new vision of Tokyo city planning)
• The emerging world of nanotechnology
• Exploring life after death
• An ode to spring
• Foreign Labor: The Approaching Crunch
• What’s all this about the 21st century?
• Cooperative Research in Optoelectronics (new Optoelectronics Research Laboratory) (July 10, 1991)
• Exploring the Mind-Body Connection (July 17, 1991)
• Rethinking The Further of Plastics (possibilities to recycle plastics, while conserving oil) (July 24, 1991)
• Changing views of contemporary medicine (Harvard University looks at alternative medicine)
• Some Unusual ideas about cancer (interview at The American Institute of Stress, Japan) (September 4, 1991)
• Japan - Soaring Into Space (NASA’s H-II rocket and Japan’s future in space) (September 11, 1991)
Special Contributions
• Kyoto Protocol just the beginning (IeF meeting at United Nations University about the future of the Kyoto Protocol) (September 26, 1998)