A Wall of Books and a Memory of Youth A recent article about a Tokyo bookstore displaying nearly the entire lineup of Iwanami Bunko stirred an unexpectedly emotional reaction across Japanese social media. Thousands of volumes stood side by side in a massive wall of books, their familiar color coded spines stretching almost like an … Continue reading The Languages That Carry Civilization
Author: Tom
“A man is what he thinks about all day long.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) We are here in this world temporarily. How should we spend days here if not just for bread and butter? One modest attempt could be writing what we value on great minds and souls in sharing ideas with brevity. I hope this Blog could be one of such platforms.