Archive - Tokyo Calling

The machinery of survival

How one of the world’s most vulnerable megacities prepares for disaster

Aug 12 • Gianni Simone

Are you ready for the Big One?

What a disaster prevention expert taught me about surviving an earthquake in Tokyo

Aug 8 • Gianni Simone

Playing with fire

Learning about natural disasters can be fun

Aug 7 • Gianni Simone

July 2026

The Fab Four in the Far East

The Beatles' 1966 Tokyo Tour

Jul 31 • Gianni Simone

The charm of unremarkable places

A weekend at Kawafuru Onsen

Jul 25 • Gianni Simone

The girl who didn't flinch

A tribute to actress Kaji Meiko

Jul 12 • Gianni Simone

Pleasure Quarter

A photo-inspired poem

Jul 6 • Gianni Simone

Tokyo, reassembled

Inside the newly revamped Edo–Tokyo Museum

Jul 2 • Gianni Simone

June 2026

Japan, 1989: The peak before the fall

Game Boys, bubble money, and the end of an era

Jun 22 • Gianni Simone

The ghost of Dozō Sagami

The fascinating story behind an old photo

Jun 11 • Gianni Simone

The way we were

Shinagawa then and now

Jun 11 • Gianni Simone

A Bridge, a monster, and a vanishing city

Walking Osaki to Shinagawa (3)

Jun 8 • Gianni Simone

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