After a while it had all became a routine for Jake. Waking up, gym, work, come back home eat, sleep, and a solid 4-5 hour video game and TV session before going back to bed, and start all over again. No social life whatsoever. After...
“Another saké, please.” Noel lifted her empty glass to the waiter. She was sitting by the full wall window at the 45th floor of the Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo, observing the city light up as night fell. Her afternoon had been surprisingly pleasant, walking around the famous...
Characters Mayu is a young Japanese, he lives in Tokyo in a very poor neighborhood just him and his dog, Lio, he named after the football player because he is crazy about football and don't miss a match, his dog is his best friend, he...
It's 4am in Tokyo. Aside from energy drink fueled students and boisterous after partiers, most of the city is fast asleep. But the Tsukiji fish market roars to life as fisherman bring their plentiful bounty of bluefin tuna for auction. I carefully pick my mark....
Something More I stared into the mirror vacantly, barely seeing the loopholes in my shirt as I strung it up snuggly from my waist to my chest. I could hear Kenji puttering about behind me. The scraping, squishing noises informed me he was making the final...
I slid the ring back in my pocket. It wasn’t a “let’s talk about this later” or anything that would suggest the timing was off, but negotiable. It was a flat out “no.” I swear the whole restaurant let out a collective sigh of sympathy. It was time to...
It was an early Monday morning, day 2 of her third-ever solo vacation. This time, she had picked Tokyo. Japan had always been a place she wanted to visit since 2014, when she promised herself she would take at least one solo trip a year....
The plane touched down hard and Christin was abruptly jarred awake. Tokyo, population of 9.2 million people, how would she ever find him in the sea of strange faces. In this insane bustling environment, it would for sure be a challenge. Walking through the airport and...
The plane touched down hard and I was abruptly jarred awake. Tokyo, population of 9.2 million people, how would I ever find him in the sea of strange faces. In this insane bustling environment, it would for sure be a challenge. Walking through the airport and...
Secret kiss in Tokyo To live in a 12mi² apartment in the 53rd floor is a common way of living in Tokyo. To spend more than 10 minutes in your elevator to get to your 12m2 is part of your routine. The elevators are places...