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"People often ask me what fascinates me about Japan, and for a long time I never knew how to explain it. Here it is, though, in a nutshell: There's a Gyoza Stadium on the third floor of a video arcade called Namco City, and a chart on the wall lists the ratios of soy sauce to vinegar found in gyoza dipping sauces in different regions of the country. "

I was first in Japan in 1981 at 19 and this explains the love

This is not a book for everyone, but for the right audience (I am in that group) it is funny and poignant and completely relatable.

I am charmed. Also, I just realized that this is the same Andy Raskin whose strategic narrative writings I give to my students..

This is witty and enjoyable, and I assume at some point he will explain his obsession with Momofuku Ando and his inspiration for writing him very personal letters, essentially diary entries, despite not knowing him. Whatever the reason, it makes for a touching and funny book so far.

yay i love clickbait books