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03 January 2014

Dinner at LA TOUR D'ARGENT reminds me of what's happening in this world

military, poverty, class gap, economy, kimono,

Year of 2014 started.  On one of new year's days I was invited to the dinner at Tokyo's most expensive French cuisine restaurant, LA TOUR D'ARGENT. It is located in The Hotel New Otani Tokyo, one of Japan's high class hotel chain. The below photo is me in kimono at the waiting room of the restaurant. Only waiting room is as big as one ordinary restaurant. I was allowed to take a photo of me within waiting room area. As you see the interior is georgeous. The dining room was georgeous as well. Mirror ceiling and chandeliers, candles. Tens of garsons in black uniform walking...

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11 December 2012

Sociological Novel: How to maintain a plutonomy, Chapter 1

A plutonomy means a form of capitalism that is designed to make the rich control a nation's government, its economy and its society. At a certain place in a certain country, the wealthy have gathered and are having a meeting. They are the elite of the country.   Although few in number, they control the majority of the country's wealth. This is why they can do anything.  ...

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03 May 2012

Book "Memoir of a Trustbuster: A Lifelong Adventure with Japan

A story of an American economist named Eleanor M. Hadley who contributed to Japan's post-war democratization, especially in the field of redistribution of wealth of the nation. She visited...

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19 November 2011

Film "Mississippi Burning" and President Obama

20 October 2011

Why not stop admiring people like Steve Jobs!

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