For Palestinian Children—Our Children Everywhere: A Reflection in Solidarity on Earth Day

April 22, 2025 Ryo Ishii

Ghazal, a 14-year-old from Khuza’a village near Khan Younis City, says “I have no childhood, I only live in terror.” On the very first day of hostilities, her cherished home was reduced to ruins by a bombardment. She and her family sought refuge in a UNRWA school in Khan Younis where hundreds of displaced families were sheltering. November 23, 2023. UNICEF/UNI463111, El Baba

Happy Earth Day 🌎🕊️

Hello to all my friends—each of you carrying a story, a spirit, and a way of being that matters 🩶
Today, as one human on our shared planet, I'm reflecting on how sustainability is a form of harmony. And to reach that harmony, peace on Earth is essential, and to achieve peace, we must cultivate the instruments of culture—one that is inclusive in language and perspective, offering an alternative to all forms of supremacy: saying no to repression, and yes to a shared humanity.

And on this Earth Day, I can't turn away from the realities in Palestine (esp. of the children), and the intensifying policies of exclusion and conflict accelerated by the US administration.

Tokyo & Japan: A Bucket List (for all the places that were, are, and could be home)

January 13, 2022 Ryo Ishii

Hideaki Hamada 濱田英明ハルとミナ Haru and Mina — Photo: Hideaki Hamada

In 2022, I’d like to actively look outwards in the day-to-day, seeking one-of-a-kind experiences accessible in my own vicinity in Tokyo (and the Kanto Region), roughly at the rate of about once a week (e.g. taking advantage of a quiet weekday).

Below is a personal bucket list, something that I will add to and cross out as I go. If you’re reading this, I would love to hear your suggestions, and if you’re interested in any of these things, it would be great to see if we can tick them off together as well. Also, if there are any that you hadn’t thought of and like to add to your own list, that would be splendid too :)

Indigenous Australia: overcoming bigotry and our cultural divide

November 24, 2014 Ryo Ishii

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both... I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

Louis CK: Everything is amazing and nobody's happy

November 9, 2014 Ryo Ishii

Louis CK is probably the most hilarious and awesome man alive today.

Mind of Plants (2009), Jacques Mitsch

July 24, 2014 Ryo Ishii

The idea of plants having intelligence is a contradiction to our world view, but at the same time it is deeply consistent with our theory of evolution. All life is branched out from the once centre, rippling..

Expression & Being: Luv (sic) Pt. 2, Nujabes feat. Shing02

June 6, 2014 Ryo Ishii

When a song manages to rekindle our faith in humanity in just under four and a half minutes, that's something to talk about.

Expression & Being: Titan - Space Photography

March 13, 2014 Ryo Ishii

Titan (the largest moon of Saturn) behind Saturn’s rings photographed by the Cassini spacecraft. The dark curve of Enceladus is visible at the bottom of the image.

The Only Home We've Ever Known

March 7, 2014 Ryo Ishii

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and..