Tokyo deals in specifics, not generalities. This isn't a city that reveals itself in sweeping panoramas but in momentary glimpses: the businessman who carries a Hello Kitty handkerchief, the ancient ...

What is your background as a cartoonist, when did you start chronicling your life in Tokyo, and why did you choose an autobiographical comic as a means to tell your story? It's a funny story, really.

The 40th Annual Tokyo Motor Show was not just about cars but motorcycles and commercial vehicles, too. I didn't spend a lot of time looking at dump trucks and buses, but I did spend some time with the ...