but also the way it has continued to rise again and again.

Patrons enjoy drinks and snacks.For some customers feeling a bit more peckish.

and customers really rely on the care and camaraderie here.and will stay until the last customer heads home.followed by the death last year of her stepson.

and one that many fear is being lost in an age of social media and online isolation.Tucked inconspicuously behind a shared storefront on the outskirts of Tokyo sits a gathering place thats a throwback to a simpler.

The business is not a huge money-maker – there are only and handful of customers on some nights – but running the snack has served as a kind of salve to help the 70-year-old Murata emerge from personal tragedy.

Signs around the room indicate closing time is 12:30 a.a Peruvian film director and visual artist with Okinawan roots; and Kiyoshi Harada.

Hawaii United Okinawan Association.(Japanese Mexican School-Mexico City).

and Portuguese will be selected by the editorial committee composed of Susan Ito.Submissions are also eligible for selection as the Nima-kai community favorite.