Sadly or otherwise, most of us have a very limited vocabulary.

They might have been pining for you all of these years, waiting for the day you reconnect.

“Every time we try and develop a game for female gamers, we fail,” Mr Kobayashi says.

What fascinates many Japanese, particularly women, is Mrs. Hatoyama's relationship with her husband.

Sayuki is keen to revive this tradition, with the aim of funding the training of new geisha, otherwise prohibitively expensive for many.