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The Old Couple's House

When I was in elementary school, an elderly couple lived in a house right near the school. Kids gathered there all the time, almost like an after-school program, and it became a place where everyone could hang out after class. Apparently, they were a couple who never had children of their own, and t…

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NO. 117

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The Daily Life of a Loan Shark

This is a story from back in the day, around the middle of the Showa era, when hardcore yakuza were just casually everywhere on the streets. I was working at a company near the bottom of the ladder, u…

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NO. 116

Flash

Why I Can't Lose Weight

This happened last summer. I had just started walking for exercise because I'd gotten self-conscious about my waistline. Given my job, I was busy from midday until around nine at night, so I decided t…

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