Returning to Osaka after several years, James wonders what became of Kansai Time Out, the magazine that served the English-speaking community in that region and beyond:

"It was an institution . . . had been around for years and was full of really interesting features as well as useful information. What happened?"

KTO was first published in 1977 and never failed to appear for the next 390 issues. It folded very suddenly in September 2009.