United Nations University: Conversation Series

Dan and I recently attended an event at the United Nations University in Tokyo. Every couple of weeks the university hosts a speaker in their conversation series. The week we attended it was the turn of Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations Under Secretary General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. She was talking about “Threats…

Metaphor of the Day

The end of the academic year is near. An unusual clock ticking process in the second period wins the ‘metaphor of the day’ today. The end of the day is not in sight; we are in the second class of six and it is only 10.a.m. We are waiting on a student to answer her…