I was born in Ueno, Tokyo, where many different cultures and values coexisted chaotically. We have a very big park similar to central park in manhattan, where all of us could come together and bask in the sun. They are the homeless, the suits, the art students, the hostess ladies, the craftsmen, the neighborhood watchmen, the yakuzas, the comedians, and I was a little questioning girl. When I was 9 years old, I moved to New York with my family and everyday seemed to...