Those Days, Those Times, Those Guys (10)

Pope Francis was on the TV when I noticed the big headline in the morning newspaper: FIFTY THOUSAND ATTEND PAPAL MASS AT TOKYO DOME. Alongside was a smaller headline: “Hakamada-san, baptized in prison, invited to participate.” It was a huge Mass, with worshippers packing the arena. A front-row seat had been prepared for Iwao Hakamada[1], …