Other Days, Other Times (4)

I had removed my mask and was getting ready to leave when one of the trainees handed me a magazine: “Would you like to read it?” It was a copy of the February 13, 2021, issue of the Shukan Gendai[1]. Thinking there might be an article about boxing, I took a look. What caught my …

Those Days, Those Times, Those Guys (14)

One evening, regular customer Kazuo Kimura stopped by with a poster. “Could you put this up?” I took a look and saw written in big letters SATOJUKU JAPANESE KARATE and next to it the words “Now recruiting.” “No good for a boxing joint?” he asked hesitantly. “I like karate too,” I said. I pointed at …