Cliff back from a great meeting in Japan, organized by the Japanese society for quantitative biology. The meeting was held at the University of Tokyo and the National Institute of Genetics in Mishima – a smaller city with great views of Mt. Fuji. Thanks to the organizers, especially Aki Kimura (as well as former Tokyo resident and Princeton CBE alum Keisuke Ishihara), for being outstanding hosts and making this a very special meeting (among other treats, including out-of-this-world Sushi!).