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May 2, 2021 In 1962, the year Robert Whiting arrived in Japan as a 19-year-old soldier from small-town America, the United States was at the peak of its economic power. Under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, the nation had embarked on a quest to put a man on the moon and its Peace Corps volunteer aid program was dispatching idealistic young Americans abroad to help countries in need. Tokyo Junkie, by Robert Whiting 384 pages STONE BRIDGE PRESS Meanwhile, the Japan in which Whiting found himself was still struggling to recover from defeat in World War II, and Tokyo was tearing itself apart and putting itself back together in preparation for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. ....
Journalist and author Robert Whiting uses his latest book, Tokyo Junkie, to recall his life as an American living in Japan and the transformations he witnessed in the nation he has long called home. Whiting weaves Japanese history into the stories he tells of his own experiences. His writing recounts the city’s massive transformation from post-war devastation to a gleaming beacon of progress and hope, then later dramatic cultural shifts due to the economic bubble bursting, the 2011 tsunami, and the build-up to the delayed 2021 Olympics. The book is arranged chronologically, beginning with Whiting’s arrival in Tokyo in 1962. As an American GI stationed at Tachikawa Air Base, Whiting was fascinated by the city. Few Americans ventured beyond the comfortable confines of the base, but Whiting took advantage of the opportunities, as Tokyo was a city in the midst of transformation. ....