minas matchbox yoko ogawastory of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan, from the prizewinning author of The Memory Police. A story of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan, from the prizewinning author of The Memory Police. After the death of her father, twelve year old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life. The 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncle's magnificent