Title: San'Ya Blues
Subtitle: Laboring Life in Contemporary Tokyo
Description: Over the years, Edward Fowler, an American academic, became a familiar presence in San'ya, a run-down neighborhood in northeastern Tokyo. Working as a day laborer himself, Fowler kept a diary of his experiences. The resulting oral histories, juxtaposed with Fowler's narrative and diary entries, bring to life a community on the margins of contemporary Japan.
Subjects: Social conditions, Working class, Day laborers, Working class, japan, Tokyo (japan), social conditions, Temporary employment