When we have a disaster in Japan, I wonder, how can we prevent our lives and traditions and history from the disaster?

Some people say, 'Well you're a man; how do you write about women or girls when you don't know about them?' Well, I've got my imagination, and I can write about women. Yes, I'll never be pregnant and give birth to children, but I can imagine a bit of what it's like. When you create characters, it's just about making them really real to people.

I grew up in the countryside and wanted to go to Tokyo. I had Tokyo complex.

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