Tokyo fix-all multipurpose commercial realty. Quietly stylish. Slick enough to skirt vogue for a decade; unobtrusive enough to get old and hide.

I worked on a bookie counter and learnt about gambling. Idiots say the house always wins. They don’t say that about the cinema or the gym.

Japanese arcades are like common rooms for gamers: no entry fee, no cover charge – and… no staff?!