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Tokyo’s Catastrophe Games
Tokyo’s current Olympics are a weird echo of its post-catastrophic 1964 Games. Except the catastrophe is ongoing.
Sam Holden
Sam Holden is a Colorado-born translator, writer, and preservation activist who has lived in Tokyo since 2014. Since completing an MA in urban and cultural studies at the University of Tokyo, he has pursued renovation projects around Japan, including the café and history gallery Tokyo Little House. In 2020, he co-founded the public bath preservation organization Sento & Neighborhood. His website is www.samholden.jp.