I happened to find a program committee of an IEEE international conference choose a master program student as a reviewer for its review process. It is horrible! Who could trust any results provided in the process? When has it happened in IEEE conferences? You should stop that stupidity right now!!!

Prof. Takashi Inoguchi passed away. I'm deeply sorry for his loss. 

I appreciate him for allowing me to attend at his joint seminar that was held at The University of Tokyo and Sophia University and Harvard University with Prof. Kuniko Inoguchi and Prof. Joseph S. Nye in the year of 1990.
In that seminar, I learned how to read and understand articles of political science and which element is the most important in contemporary econometrics. 

His loss is a tragedy.

In the south yard of my garden, two species of peony have blossomed since last week. One of them is 'Kamada Nishiki', which has a thin purple flower and the other is 'Haku-Ou Jishi', which has a very lovely ivory flower. And, a green shoot of Arisaema serratum - 'Mamushi Gusa' in Japanese has sprouted from the earth in the east yard. This one has a very strange shape like a green viper. Peony tells you that it's been in Spring. And, that tiny snake like shoot tells you the coming of summer.

Price of espresso has been elevated unbearably so that I change Illy's with Lavazza's this time. I favored the former than the latter, because of its aroma and taste. However, you cannot buy it with the price up by 15% or more. Anyway, we live in a very difficult time.

In my east yard, another Camellia japonica - 'Ikkyu' in Japanese blossomed yesterday, and its crystal pure white petals shine in the bright morning. And, Enkianthus perulatus - 'Dodan Tusuji' in Japanese has blossomed with white lantern-shaped flowers this morning. Spring has come finally!

In my east yard, Arisaema urashima - ''Urashima Sou' has sprouted from the ground right now. This is an original plant in Japan, and is found in warm regions. Its shape is very curious and unique: it is like a fisherman with a rod. I really love this species. Moreover, Camellia japonica - 'Shira Yuki' has many white flowers in the south yard. Another camellia - 'Izumo Taisha' has very vivid scarlet flowers this year. Why not praise God for His grace over the flowers!

Happy Easter! Our Lord is risen! No Power of the darkness any more! Praise God! Praise the Son of God!