[3] Strange Weather in Tokyo follows Tsukiko Omachi, a woman in her thirties and office worker, as she stumbles upon her old high school teacher, Harutsuna Matsumoto—referred to mostly by his title, Sensei—at an izakaya.

The English translation of Strange Weather in Tokyo made it on several recommendation lists, including those published by The Guardian and NPR.

[10] In 2005, Kuze and screenwriter Kikumi Yamagishi adapted the novel to stage starring Kenji Sawada as Sensei and Maki Sakai as Tsukiko.

Performances ran from August through September in Bunkamura, Shin-Kobe Oriental Theater, and Meitetsu Hall.

[11] Another stage adaptation, directed by Makino Nozomi with Kenji Sawada reprising his role as Sensei, was shown in 2010.