Shrimps, Japanese, and Quakes

On and off, the book was on my mind for 18 years.

Freshman, 1993: An Osaka Univ. professor recommended that "Shrimps and Japanese (1988)" along with "Bananas and Japanese" might help get a broad picture of international economics. Looked interesting, but a bit nerdy.

Then two major earthquakes: Jan. 17, 1995 & March 11, 2011

Weeks ago, March 24: It occured to me that I still wanted to read the "Shrimps." Took a chance to walk in Aoi bookstore. Found a copy - it was calmly on the shelf, naturally, sort of - along with "Shrimps and Japanese II (2007)."

うやむやになっていて、18年越しで読んだ本　とはいえ、べつに震災とは関係ないよなぁ　と思いましたが 「II」の第一章で、なんとも言えなくなる