Chapter 2: You Become a Salary Worker in Japan
One of the most fascinating parts of living in Japan was being a "salaried worker." Here's a chapter from my book about what that was like.
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Chapter 2: You Become a Salary Worker in Japan
December 2018, Tokyo, Japan
The light peeking through the black-out curtains woke me. I rolled over and grabbed my phone—it was 2pm on Sunday. The last thing I remember was ordering shots at the bar with Kabir. Somehow, I made it home. To my furnished, corporate apartment located in the center of Tokyo. Alone. I always make it home.