Wayne Lionel Aponte
A journalist and a teacher, Wayne Lionel Aponte was educated at the University of Rochester and the University of Southern Queensland (Australia). His writing has appeared in several publications, including “The New York Times,” “The Washington Post,” “The Wall Street Journal,” “The Financial Times” (London), and “The Nation.” He has lived in Japan for almost twenty years. His new book is his personal account of struggling and rallying himself in Tokyo, during Japan’s worst financial crisis since World War II. |
The Year of No Money in Tokyo
Synopsis: "The Year of No Money in Tokyo" is an intimate, first-person, true story about triumphing over adversity, in the form of being poor and American, in Japan, during the country`s worst recession, since the second world war. The book depicts for the first time the financial, emotional, and psychological effects of yearlong unemployment on a foreigner in Japan. The memoir draws attention to how economic hardship can be an opportunity for reinvention. The book will inspire people who have experienced reduced financial circumstances by showing them that they can recover, even under the most difficult conditions. The story highlights an aspect of what it`s like to be black and simultaneously American in Japan. The book is a work of creative nonfiction that reads like a novel. |