Tony Bennet

 

sky is so high and blue!

 It must be already autumn as sky is so high and blue! 

Boston

Finally, Autumn has come. It was short stay in Boston, but I enjoyed chilly nostalgic evening.

called Sagada

 

10 hours’ driving from Manila. This is the place called Sagada where race paddies are piled to the top of the steep hill. Just amazing coexistence between humans and nature! 

Vietnamese students at Taiwan's Longhua University of Science and Technology

 

One of the best memories of this year was when I gave a lecture to Vietnamese students at Taiwan's Longhua University of Science and Technology. I did it just a few weeks ago. It was meaningful to be able to spend a whole day interacting with students on how to promote economic exchange beyond cultural boundaries. Longhua is becoming a human resource supply center for Taiwan, which dominates global semiconductor market, and is receiving thousands of Asian students. People will gather at the interface between Southeast Asia and East Asia, including Japan, to support future industries and economies of this region. Breathing in such vibrant enthusiasm, I somehow feel a big gap when I return to Japan. So next year, I would like to continue my journey toward south, interact with many people, and think about what the gap is between the two countries. As Taiwan and Kyushu are about to become one economic zone in the semiconductor business, people who can fully immerse themselves in various Asian countries may be in demand now.

Have a Happy New Year!