Cycle of unusual events on a Tokyo break

Haneda, Tokyo's second airport, is conveniently located just a short train ride from Shinagawa in the south of the Japanese capital. On a recent Friday afternoon, I showed my passport to security. I was the only one in that particular line. It was a quiet day.

"And why have you come," I was asked politely by a security official examining my passport.

"Well, I used to live here and have come back to see some friends."