The five-year reign of the Roppongi Hills scene bred a pretty canny strain of Japanese woman. I fell in love with at least one of them. It is scary to see how quickly they've disappeared from the bars. And they started disappearing early: these girls are a market indicator to which we should all pay attention.

Thursday 13th November, 01:01 PM JST

Peter, 36, a former sales trader at a large U.S. investment bank in Tokyo. He believes that the women who used to frequent Heartland bar in Roppongi Hills looking for a rich foreign banker have developed a sixth sense for layoffs. Clientele at the bar has dropped since the demise of Lehman Brothers. (The Times) See story at www.timesonline.co.uk

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Brainiac at 01:06 PM JST - 13th November

Too bad, Peter. No sympathy for you pal. And I have even less sympathy for those girls looking for sugar daddys. Guess they'll have to go back home and live with their parents. Heartland was a sleaze joint, anyway.
smartacus at 01:18 PM JST - 13th November

Anyone know where the new pick-up spot in Tokyo is?
nisegaijin at 03:20 PM JST - 13th November

Yeah, I was chatting up this hostess in Lex, so when she asked where i worked, i said shokengaisha. she looked worried and said "are you ok"?

still hangin in there answer didn't score any points for me.
Nessie at 04:38 PM JST - 13th November

Peter...believes that the women who used to frequent Heartland bar in Roppongi Hills looking for a rich foreign banker have developed a sixth sense for layoffs. Clientele at the bar has dropped since the demise of Lehman Brothers.

Oh, Peter, you're just selling yourself short.