We were sure we were lost. Our destination was supposed to be a shoot at a fancy restaurant, but from the van's windows, all we could see were fenced backyards, dimly lit. The driver nodded yes and pulled to a stop at an unmarked corner. It wasn't the first time on this trip that we hadn't found what we'd expected. But just as our rainy night location didn't match our expectations, what we could see of life in Tokyo didn't match the doom and gloom description.
Restaurants are jammed with customers.
Not a beggar in sight. A dynamic economics professor at the private Keio University, Shimada became a central figure in our report from Japan. This is a puzzle and more than a puzzle, this is a scandal. It was then we really understood the term we'd heard to describe Japan's current situation. For good health, you need good circulation.