FEATURE: Iranians in Japan plead for change as unrest shakes their homeland

In the quiet backstreets of Tokyo's Nihombashi district sits a small, unassuming store specializing in Iranian groceries -- the only of its kind in the Japanese capital.Although named Darvish, the import store is unrelated to the popular half-Iranian, half-Japanese baseball pitcher, and is run by Mohammad Hassan Aghasi, a friendly bearded gentleman many refer to fondly as "Amu Hassan," or Uncle Hassan.In addition to selling a range of Iranian sweets, halal meats, breads and other staples at Darvish, Hassan is also known to treat customers to cups of Persian chai while reciting poetry or pla…READ FULL ARTICLE