Years ago, there was a bar named "Boa" in the basement of a nondescript building in Ginza that had a few tables and a counter that seated five or six people. But it was usually crowded with an assorted clientele of socialists, "progressive intellectuals" and journalists. Most were acquaintances of Jinbei "Anjin" Ando.
Curtis chats with former Japan Socialist Party leader Takako Doi (center, holding flowers) at a party celebrating the publication of his book in 2008.
My Personal History
Japan's political left: Gerald Curtis (24)
The lives of idealists who tried to steer Japan's socialists toward reform -- and watched it unravel
Read Next
Latest on My Personal History
