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How Japan ignored climate critics and built a global natural gas empire
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Every six hours, somewhere in the world, an LNG shipment controlled by a Japanese company leaves a port. However, these tankers are only the tip of the iceberg
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Individuality makes low-output products all the more attractive…
the furniture makers became more skillful as they had to tackle timber of uneven quality. If you only work with the same material, your skills deteriorate. If you use material that is difficult to deal with, it improves your skills. For mass production, it is essential that material is
... See moreIn haragei, the most important factor in communication is your honesty and your intent. If you are concealing something, then no matter how adept you think you are at hiding it, it will always be communicated at an unconscious level.
Richard Rudd • The Art of Contemplation: Gentle path to wholeness and prosperity
Tsundoku (ç©Ťă‚“čŞ) is a beautiful Japanese word describing the habit of acquiring books but letting them pile up without reading them
nesslabs.com • Building an Antilibrary: The Power of Unread Books
In Japan, poems should not be tethered to the entanglement of a person’s ego. Humility, modesty, and a keen eye for small details in the natural environment are key attributes. As Basho said, “If you want to learn about the pine, then go to the pine, if you want to learn about the bamboo, then go to the bamboo. When you have become one with them,
... See moreAndrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
Does this mean that my life has been nothing but a process through which I am giving concrete form to the dormant image inside me?
Haruki Murakami • 1Q84: Books 1 and 2
Rinzai Roku (a celebrated Zen text of the T’ang dynasty) and the teachings of Bankei, the seventeenth-century Japanese master who, for me, represents Zen at its best.
Alan Watts • In My Own Way: An Autobiography
Charles Miller • Tweet
A walk-and-talk is a moveable salon. A small group of people walk together for a week, having casual conversations side-by-side during most of the day. In the evening the group sits down to an intense hours-long discussion centered on a daily chosen topic by those present. A moderator keeps the conversation on that day’s single topic to sharpen it... See more