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A tale of two Tokyos

Ken Nishikawa and Nick Luscombe take inspiration and hope from the Tokyo Olympics of 1964.

The wait is finally over for the Tokyo Olympics, 2020. Ken Nishikawa and Nick Luscombe take inspiration and hope from the Tokyo Olympics of 1964 which kick-started a new internationalism in Japan as the first Olympic games to be held in Asia. Together they meet the designer of the new grand stadium Kengo Kuma and many more Tokyo residents whose lives were touched by the games in 1964 to contrast the Tokyo of the past with the city and its people today.

(Photo: Chefs at the Tokyo Olympics 1964. Credit: Tadao Watanabe)

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27 minutes

Last on

Sat 31 Jul 2021 22:32GMT

Broadcasts

  • Tue 27 Jul 2021 03:06GMT
  • Tue 27 Jul 2021 08:06GMT
  • Tue 27 Jul 2021 12:32GMT
  • Tue 27 Jul 2021 19:06GMT
  • Sat 31 Jul 2021 22:32GMT