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Mark Hersberger is an award-winning corporate communications professional. He has written extensively about Japan, including climbing Mt. Fuji, visiting Zen temples, and the urban landscape. He spent two years prowling the streets of Tokyo and no detail goes unnoticed as he weaves together the citizens and the city that defines them. Mark can be reached at
tokyolives@hotmail.com.


It's quite well known that Japan's rapidly aging population is taking its toll on many facets of polite society. But what is the toll on not-so-polite society? According to a recent AP article, Japan's population of elderly inmates is also growing fast.

And prison facilities and personnel have to adapt. One prison near Hiroshima has installed handrails in hallways and replaced staircases wit...

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Published on December 12, 2010 09:14 • 34 views
Average rating: 3.78 · 9 ratings · 7 reviews · 1 distinct work
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Tokyo Lives: Chapter 1 (Mystery & Thrillers)
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Description: Megumi just wanted to turn one last trick and return home, but she never got the chance.

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Tokyo Lives by Mark Hersberger
" I really enjoyed this book. It was full of action, very gritty and really gave me a feeling for the parts of Tokyo I will never see.
It reminded me of an opera. The characters were, in a way, larger and less complex than the people we meet every da... "
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"The biting wind stings Megumi’s exposed skin, and the lingering dampness from the March storm chills" …more
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