All Lights Will Forever After Be Dim

An apartment hunt that winds through sinister streets not found on any map. A legendary delicacy in a secluded region that demands more from gourmands than just their appetites. A band's performance that no one present will ever forget, if any of them are left when it's over. An office worker's long walk home shows him a side of the city that sends him running for his life.

These stories by Joseph Pastula take us to the crowded subway platforms and red-light districts of Tokyo, where he has ...