Long ago my father used to tell a joke that went like this – What is the definition of heaven? To have an American salary, a British house, a Chinese cook and a Japanese wife. What is the definition of hell? To have a Chinese salary, a Japanese house, a British cook and an American wife
The triple disasters of March 2011 – earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear contamination – offered a stark depiction of Japan’s strengths and weaknesses to the world and perhaps to the Japanese themselves.
“Would you rather be the world’s best lover but have everyone think you’re the world’s worst? Or would you rather be the world’s worst…”