PRISONER OF LOVE LOVE THE WIDOWER

SEASON 4 Part 1's. Nenashi Gusa 1's

"This I don't want to give any grades, to me this doesn't seem to pass. Their business plans are illogical. When they're fired they don't have a good reason to defend themselves, I don't care if they're from a big group, they're just new subsidiaries." My older colleague one of the investment managers here Mr. Kimura patted the bold proposal.

"The guarantee is good. Let's count Mr. Kimura first, if they fail to pay starting at 12 months, roughly this asset can close no. We're going to get into the worst case scenario. I can't believe it's working either."

"Okay, I'll take him to the meeting, give me a few days to calculate our risk." Mr. Kimura and his two team members left the meeting room.

"Shiori, you know how Mr. Mizhushima looked at you." Ayaka my assistant tidied up our meeting documents.

"Ayaka, you know it's common here, those guys have big problems facing more powerful women." Ayaka just grimaced.

I am Shiori Tanaka, 37, one of the investment directors at Nomura Securities, a financing company whose shares are owned mostly by Hong Lung Group in Hong Kong.

"You know for some reason I have the pleasure of pranking those who have no such respect, I just kept quiet hearing their presentation. When I spoke and searched for him, he stammered immediately." I grimaced.

The Japanese work world, you could say we have the best technology, the best cars, the best scientists, but women's careers are limited. The high patriarchal oligarchic wall restricts women, women are considered as complementary, never believed to hold high office.

Only 13% of managerial positions in Japan are held by women, compared to developed countries can be up to almost half, in the political field even worse only 10%, even in schools, the reward system is more concerned with male students. Once a woman is married, there is no turning back to career work. So the function of the woman is always marginalized, pressed to a low position.

Did I know that fact before? No. gabe. My father worked as a diplomat, me and my two older brothers I, we moved around the country, my education was filled with outside schools. Until then I graduated with honors at Harvard's Phd Economics and worked directly at Goldman's Sach.

Then he retired and decided to go back to Japan. I was the youngest child who loved them the most decided I would accompany them to Japan, while my brothers had settled in Europe and one in the US.

"Japan is heavy for Shiori women, there career women on tap, you should know that. I'm afraid you'll be depressed there. Very different from here. Your career has been very good here do not return to Japan. Mom and Dad are okay." My father told me about the difficulty of the Japanese situation for women, however they wanted me to find happiness.

But I can't bear to leave them alone, let my brothers and sisters who have left, I think I have to find a company whose main management is not held by the Japanese.

I researched every vacancy and company background carefully. It's a hard thing to get into direct managerial because my own level is already team manager at Goldman's Sach.

Seven years ago I chose this company and did not regret my choice. In the next six years I rose to become one of the Investment Directors.

"Your mom called she said don't forget the meeting at Ise's restaurant?" My mother forced me to join Omiai, aka the matchmaking bureau.

"Yes .yes I know."

Another problem, my position is too high so that the men who approach me mostly run away first once they hear my position. The higher level of family leadership or the children of the upper level family is also certainly not my level, my father is only a retired government employee.

Open-minded men are rare here, Japanese men are rarely able to accept it like looking for a needle in a haystack. Although it's not there, but the shit I never found.

My mom and dad feel so guilty about me, they've been pushing me to move out in the last few years, but I can't bear to leave them. The compensation is that I have to go on this blind date over and over again. Sometimes I am so lazy to follow him. And act straight.

I am "nenashi gusa", which means grass without roots, I have been outside since I was 8 years old, even though my two parents are Japanese, I'm from childhood hanging out with my friends who are not Japanese, so sometimes I feel Japanese rules are very restrictive, I need time in the early years to adapt to Dad's guidance, but often I might be considered too vocal. The bureaucracy is very much hateful, an unnecessary seniority.

But that's the reason I'm fit to work here. The company is led by a more straightforward and liberal person, who values talent and hard work, putting aside

seniority is unfounded.

"Mr Derrick Tan sent word he was coming from Hong Kong on the 16th. Maybe the initial meeting is four days away. Their proposal just came. "

"Oh well, for this one to ask Kenichi's team to come, leave it to him for the proposal."

"understand. But by the way it's 7:30, you're gonna be late."

"Yes-yes I know, I'm leaving now." I went to the restaurant on my phone. Look at the picture again so I don't forget. I'm lazy, really lazy. His picture makes me think he's one of the other stiff guys. Uninspiring.

Ise Sueyoshi, in Nishi-Azabu is a kaiseki restaurant, yes at least he treats good food. I thought.

His name is Ryo Minato, 39 years old, single, with circular glasses like this he seems to be crazy at work, has no time for social life.

I got there first five minutes fortunately, I was going to be late, let him taste I didn't appreciate it, but this is Ise, well, I canceled my intention because he had already booked this place.

I managed to arrive first. The restaurant with one special chef serving only those five people, her servant greeted me with a polite bow at the entrance.

"I'm waiting for a friend for a minute."

"Okay, service starts at 8:15."

Before long a man came, I saw him like his picture. I bowed to him, almost reaching out to his regret, I had to remind myself to be more formal.

"Shiori-san, nice to meet you." He called me by my first name.