ESPER Laboratory (Sony Corporation)

The ESPER Laboratory (Extra-Sensory Perception and Excitation Research) was a four-member working group, led by Yoichiro Sako (佐古 曜一郎), that existed under the auspices of Sony Group Corporation (SONY)'s Research Institute of Wisdom and later the Research and Development Division, being operational from 1989 through 1998. Per the name, it was primarily interested in the study of extrasensory perception as well as qi, and sought to cultivate relationships with individuals thought to be capable of ESP.