Kazuma Saito

Upcoming participation in major conferences: - JPS Annual Meeting 2026, Tokyo, JP (Sept. 14-17) - SCES 2026, Toyama, JP (Sept. 27-Oct. 2) - i-QMS 2026, Jeju, KR (Nov. 29-Dec. 4) - TPS Annual Meeting 2027, Hsinchu, TW (Jan.)

There’s something so divine about the Chinese pronunciation of Hatsune Miku (Chūyīn Wèilái). It sounds like the name of a legendary goddess, like Guanyin.

[That classic moment when you get asked "加蔥嗎？" in Chinese] ​Me: "要！ 我愛它！" Clerk: "他是誰？" Me: "初音未來。"

I’m glad today’s Karamiru covered the job-hunting schedule for PhD students (even though the conclusion was "it depends"). It seems like events for industry jobs start around the spring of D2, so maybe I should start looking into it soon. I really want to go abroad, though.

Microscopic Theory of Chiral-Phonon-Induced Orbital Selectivity in Helical Crystals Tomomi Tateishi, Akihito Kato, Alexander S. Ovchinnikov, and Jun-ichiro Kishine 建石朋美 (放送大学, 分子科学研究所) 加藤彰人 (放送大学, 分子科学研究所) doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.9…

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@hbar_FanClub That looks cool! It seems like it would be hard to do since I order something different every time.

@KazumaSait0 I used to go to a restaurant basically every day for dinner during my high school. In the end, I could just walk in and say ‘as usual’.

Looks like I've officially been recognized as a regular at my go-to Korean restaurant, and they gave me a free cider! I'm so happy. Maybe from now on I should walk in with an "I'm a regular here" look on my face.

@annaohorodnyk1 I hope you find it. Even TWSBI's top model uses a stainless steel nib, so I get the impression that gold ones are for people seeking value beyond just practicality.

@KazumaSait0 I also have one with a golden nib but I don't even remember its name because it cannot compare to Kaweco Sport in terms of convenience and size! I'm afraid I lost it already...

Fountain pens are seriously amazing. The act of writing itself is fun, and since you can't just scribble things down quickly, it forces me to write more carefully. Because of that, whatever I write really sticks in my head.

As for using a fountain pen, Kawamura san told me that his master does it that way, so I decided to do the same. (Frieren)

Going full mainstream today, so I hit up Baskin-Robbins and got Love Potion #31 and Popping Shower. BTW, I had no idea the Ito-Yokado near my university got renovated!

／ #サーティワン総選挙2026 『ダブル総選挙』結果発表✨ ＼ 👑1番人気の組み合わせは サーティワンを代表するフレーバー #ポッピングシャワー💥 × #ラブポーションサーティワン💖 圧倒的なパワーを魅せたポッピングシャワーが 上位にランクイン‼✨ 結果詳細はこちらにも👇 br31.jp/generalelectio…

There's a Taiwanese brand that looks super good!

I'm thinking of buying a fountain pen. A gold one.

I worked hard to add experimental figures and explanations to my JSPS application. It's a tight squeeze, but I think it turned out better.

Finished my JSPS application. I’m gonna let it sit for a day, give it a final check, and then get some feedback. Let me know if anyone wants to read it.

This is the longest holiday period in Japan. This year, the public holidays last until Wednesday.

Now I kind of want to go to a conference just to use this...

I wanted to start taking proper notes at conferences and stuff, so I bought this thing called a field notebook that has an insanely stiff cover. I should be able to jot things down even when there are no desks around or when I'm standing. kokuyo.com/stationery/cat…

Does "zhu" sounding like "zu" come from a Taiwanese accent?

I covered personal pronouns today. Now I understand what "大家" means in "祝大家新年快乐."