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tokyo s willing cog, in an enormous machine requiring long hours, low pay, total dedication. and sometimes, what s called karoshi, death by overwork. here in a society of tight spaces and many expectations, the pressure s on. to keep up appearances, to do what s expected. to not let the interior life become exterior. but at night, things are different. what do you need to know about tokyo? deep, deep waters. the first time i came here, it was like it was a transformative, experience. it was a powerful and violent experience. it was as if it was just like taking acid for the first time. meaning, what do i do now? i see the whole world in a different way. i often compare the experience of going to japan for the first time, going to tokyo for the first time, to what eric clapton and pete townsend must ve gone through, the reigning guitar gods of england, what they must ve gone through the week that jimi hendrix came to town. you hear about it, you go see it, the wh ....
Each different from the other, with their own micro crowd. i love it here. god, i ve actually never been here before. maybe i have, i don t know. this place is one of masa s favorites, bar albatross. a few seats, strong drinks, the definition of a hole in the wall. now, do people come here right from work, drink all night and then go back to work? oh, salary men. salary men? hmm. would a salary man bring his wife here? so look, in, in america, the bartender is like a priest. so you come and talk to them? i can tell them all of my problems. ah. and i could behave very badly and he will never talk. ever. ....
A few seats, strong drinks, the definition of a hole in the wall. now, do people come from - come here right from work? drink all night and then go back to work? masa: oh, salary men. anthony: salary men? masa: hmm. anthony: would a salary man bring his wife here? so look, in, in america, uh, the bartender is like a priest - masa: so you come and talk to them? anthony: i can tell them all of my problems. masa: ahh. anthony: and i could behave very badly and he will never talk. ever. masa: ah, ah. anthony: this is the contract. masa: hmm, okay. anthony: absolute confidentiality. masa: mm hmm. anthony: do i have that kind of arrangement here now? ....