Have you observed a difference between how Western audiences have responded to this series compared to Japanese audiences?

Overall, I got a very positive response in Japan and I think the message was well received. My photos are just an example of how things are in Japan. In Japanese culture you are just nobody. You could work hard, and then the next day you’d get fired. It’s almost an obligation that at night time you go out with your boss or colleagues. Then the next day you’re back to work, and there’s that distance between everyone again. They behave more like machines, rather than humans. My Japanese audiences didn’t get offended at all—they understand what I’m doing and they support me. My Japanese wife, for example, even if she sees these people on the street every day, she never really thinks much about it. It’s just there, and part of daily life. It’s a different point of view, compared to Western audiences who feel it raises more questions. It’s socially acceptable in Japan to fall asleep on the street. Robbery is very rare, and it feels very safe. Anywhere else, sleeping on the street would be unacceptable and dangerous but Tokyo is a different planet. The rules are completely out of this world.