I live in Japan and was terribly disappointed by this work. Greenfield pitches this as a documentary but it's anything but, pure fiction and not even good fiction at that. Has he even been to Japan? I doubt it. Never I have I seen such a blatant attempt to stereotype modern Japanese culture in the latest cyberpunk style with the only aim being to make money. Avoid this book! I didn't want to give it a single star, but the Amazon rating system forces me to. A big zero would be far more appropriate.