escape from japan.

so, the new york times ran a sunday times article (10/15) about japanese youth -- you know, punky club kids and the like -- finding "liberation" in new york city. (i admit that today is saturday and yes the "sunday" times pieces are published on saturday). according to the times, an enclave down on st. mark's is known as little tokyo. i lived 3 blocks from st. mark's this summer and can attest to the fact that 4 japanese restaurants does not an ethnic enclave make. nevertheless, the article details these japanese kids and their preoccupation with hip-hop, deejaying, and white American boyfriends.