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12-hour flight and im baked. no sleep. might as well -- must -- go out. ♪ the district near my hotel has the advantage of being where the subterranean life, the repressed ids of the japanese male and some female too, comes out to play. joining me is japanese film producer and production manager maso kokubel. always a good sign when protective chains protect entertainers from the soon to be entertained. right? prepare yourself for the greatest show in the history of entertainment.

No sleep. might as well -- must -- go out. ♪ the district near my hotel has the advantage of being where the subterranean life, the repressed i.d.s of the japanese male some female, too, comes out to play. joining me is japanese film producer and production manager maso sokubel. always a good sign when protective chains protect entertainers from the soon to be entertained. right? prepare yourself for the greatest show in the history of entertainment. ♪

No sleep. might as well -- must -- go out. ♪ the district near my hotel has the advantage of being where the subterranean life, the repressed ids of the japanese male and some female too, comes out to play. joining me is japanese film producer and production manager maso sokubel. always a good sign when protective chains protect entertainers from the soon to be entertained. right? prepare yourself for the greatest show in the history of entertainment. ♪

Chain. >> no. no, in 2007, farmer jack closed its last stores in detroit. and that was kind of the end of the big chains in detroit. >> this is subsistence farming, not cash crop. youre not going to be selling -- anticipating selling outside of detroit? >> theres greater demand in detroit than all of the farmers locally can supply. first were going to supply that local demand in the city of detroit. >> to what degree do you think that this model can be replicated in and around the city? >> clear...

Store owners, opened liquor stores, groceries, massage studios, dry cleaners. they did that in an area that was, as its called, underserved, where major chains feared to tread, where others preferred to abandon, koreans moved in. so 1992 -- four l.a. police officers are on trial for what sure as hell looked to me like a wildly excessive and prolonged beating of an unarmed rodney king. in april of that year, they were acquitted. for me, it was a holy -- i never saw that coming moment. for african...

Through the streets crushing things along the way. >> its like the demolition derby of dealing with annoying daily annoyances. >> its very bad ass. that kind of thing is not what we associate with our leaders. >> why does the mayor have two staff members hanging out with him? if politics had a tv show like "entourage," this is what it would look like. yo, turtle, grab a tank and well go roll around on some mercedes! >> then comes the moment of truth. the mercedes owner confronts the mayor. >> su...

They did that in an area that was, as its called, underserved, where major chains feared to tread, where others preferred to abandon, koreans moved in. so 1992 -- four l.a. police officers are on trial for what sure as hell looked to me like a wildly excessive and prolonged beating of an unarmed rodney king. in april of that year, they were acquitted. for me, it was a holy -- i never saw that coming moment. for african-americans it was a somewhat ruder surprise. to say people were angry would be...

They did that in an area that was, as its called, underserved, where major chains feared to tread, where others preferred to abandon, koreans moved in. so 1992 -- four l.a. police officers are on trial for what sure as hell looked to me like a wildly excessive and prolonged beating of an unarmed rodney king. in april of that year, they were acquitted. for me, it was a holy -- i never saw that coming moment. for african-americans it was a somewhat ruder surprise. to say people were angry would be...

Mall, i want to build a parking structure. theyre not used to people saying, we want land to build a model organic farm. >> malik started the farm with a goal of providing greater access to fresh produce in areas that grocery stores have completely abandoned. thats basically all of detroits inner city. >> other than whole foods, who just came in -- >> yes. >> not a single national food chain. >> no. no, in 2007, farmer jack closed its last stores in detroit. and that was kind of the end of the b...

Better east and west coast, thats astein for us that hopefully help is on the way. >> people are holding on to their money longer. not making reservations as far in advance as they used to. >> the margins are very thin. >> its been a struggle but one i think were winning. number two was competition from national chains, malls and the internet. >> the big box companies hurt main street. >> the mall is competition for me. taking people away. >> the one thing we have that the mall doesnt is treme...