Those Days, Those Times, Those Guys (2)

One morning Mari-san called to say there was an article that mentioned Champion in Tokyo Shimbun. I fetched the newspaper from the mail box, spread it out on the table and began turning the pages. I soon found the article—a small color photo showing Champion occupying the corner of an old building had caught my …

Those Days, Those Times, Those Guys (1)

The regulars had all kinds of jobs. There were hairdressers, bankers, writers, movie directors, actors, sports journalists and more. There were university students, too; most were from Waseda, followed by Hosei, Sophia and Tokyo universities. Their different occupations gave them their own way of looking at things, but they shared a liking for boxing and/or …