Mark Oppenheimer's book on Edo Shimano - THE ZEN PREDATOR OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE - which was an e-book - is now posted on-line as a web version - for free. It's abridged somewhat, but not that much. You can read it here:
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/12/the-zen-predator-of-the-upper-east-side/383831/
I have no updates on the state of his organization, but likely it is fading into unsustainable obscurity. It is also likely that Joshu Sasaki's scene is also in a similar situation - entirely do to their institutional blindness and obedience / loyalty to what?
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