This could be my motto for life. It's definitely my modus operandi for deciding what constitutes a worthy izakaya…
ii sake, ii hito, ii sakana – "good sake, good people, good food".
To which, most right-minded people would sigh in agreement, ii na! – "good stuff!"
And yes, this is a teaser for my column up tomorrow in The Japan Times…
OK and now (Friday) it's up on-line – albeit with a meaningless header [thanks Ed.] that's nothing but a spoiler for the punchline at the end.
