A few weeks ago, Tammy emailed me a Los Angeles Times column written by Steve Lopez. Lopez was apparently on assignment in Tokyo. In my opinion, his piece is an accurate description of the life in Tokyo, and even Japanese society as a whole. His column was most interesting to me personally because the things that surprised him about Tokyo are the same exact observations I had when visiting Japan's capital a year ago.
It's clean, even the bathrooms in the subway. The Japanese celebrate beauty in nature, despite the fact that they live in a densely populated country. People respect their elders and delight in babies and children. And there is deep sense of pride that was lost somewhere along the way in the United States.
So yes, Steve, L.A. could learn some lessons from Tokyo.
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