Have you ever met someone or experienced something that turned out to have an unexpected Japan connection?
I had one yesterday. I went to the local used cd shop and bought a few things. Stepping outside, I decided to sit on a bench and have a smoke while I waited for the person I was with to come out of another shop. I'd been there a short time when I noticed a young man (I'm guessing he was in his late 20s) walking towards me and looking at me. I assumed he was going to bum a cigarette. He sat next to me and said hello, and started talking. I could tell he was mentally handicapped in some way by the way he spoke - sort of child-like - but he seemed harmless enough, nicely dressed, etc.
He told me he was new to the area and wanted to shake my hand. I refused, not being mean, told him that my hands were a bit dirty after digging through stacks of old cds. He said he liked music, especially classical, and did I like it. I said, "Some, I don't know that much about classical music." He asked me what artists I liked (pointing to my bag containing the cds) and I told him my favorite band is Japan. He smiled and said he thought they were great, he liked David Sylvian, and what other new wave bands did I like? This surprised me, that he knew who Japan and David were. We chatted for a few more minutes and then my friend appeared so we said goodbye.
A little odd but sort of nice, thought I'd share my tiny 'adventure', lol.