My friend and I were enjoying a juice and an oversized Chinese dinner in Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku. One or two beers had been consumed, and we were in a state of satisfaction and happiness, masters of our own universe. Suddenly, the whole buzzing restaurant went spookily silent, and a roaring sound echoed while the entire restaurant…
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