Toshi-san

"During various occurrences at Keizuki and with Jobs himself increasingly unwell, coincidence upon coincidence brought the offer “would you like to work at Apple” to Toshi-san. To me, this appeared as a “thank you for years of kunto” from Jobs to Toshi-san."

"Reflecting back to two years ago, by extreme coincidence, on October 5th, the day Jobs died, I had booked a final dinner reservation at the “Keigetsu” restaurant, run by Toshi-san, the protagonist of this book. That week was the last week before the closure of Keigetsu, with many regular customers rushing to make reservations. Amid this, I managed to secure a table for four, accompanied by Hiroshi Mikitani from Rakuten and Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote. It was also a meeting to introduce these two to each other for the first time."

"The seat we occupied was positioned directly behind counter seat number “1,” a seat especially favored by Steve (I too saw him enjoying sushi at this restaurant several times). Behind seat number “1,” on the other side of the counter, Toshi-san stood with his usual composure, sometimes showing a slightly lonely smile, but giving his all until the last dish, maintaining his unchanged demeanor as always."