Three years ago, Toru Miyano didn't think he would ever leave Japan — he had finally found his groove in Kumamoto and was quite comfortable there.
Living solo in a house that his parents had bought some time ago but only used on occasion, he had a steady job as a semiconductor engineer and an old pickup truck to get around in.
On his days off, Miyano would listen to rap and having studied music at university, he would do his own composing. He lived close enough to his sister's family to help with picking up and dropping off his nephews at day care. He wasn't a loner and, though still single, enjoyed family life. Miyano had no complaints and was settled.