Category Archives: Japan
After the Wave
After the Wave is a great film, a poignant, must-watch personal account of a visit to his hometown in Miyagi by Tokyo-based audio engineer Soshi Yamaguchi. In the film, Soshi’s father Ikuo says: There’s no quick fix, that’s not the … Continue reading
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Look Mam, I’m in the Asahi!
Here I am in the newspaper and for a good reason! Not like knocking off a bank or anything… I was lucky enough to meet up with Asahi Shimbun journalist Sophie Knight last time I was in Miyagi. It was … Continue reading
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No Kindle required
Recently, I have been plugging the heck out of three great ebooks: Quakebook Reconstructing 3/11 The Teas that Bind Since the launch of my own ebook last weekend, it seems that the question that has been on everyone’s lips is … Continue reading
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Reconstructing 3/11
Reconstructing 3/11 is live. But what is Reconstructing 3/11 all about, you might ask? The team that brought you #quakebook has come together to launch a new type of journalism. Nine contributors with special insight into areas of Japanese life … Continue reading
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The Teas That Bind
My new book is available for download! Surviving earthquakes, one brew at a time. The book comprises posts written for ten minutes hate since the Great East Japan earthquake struck on 11 March 2011, along with emails, tweets and status … Continue reading
Japan Remembers, 11 March 2012
Fishing boats in Kobuchihama, Oushika penninsular, Miyagi Prefecture March 2012
Ishinomaki – Then and Now
Recently arrived back in Tokyo from another trip North and still attempting to unravel my answers to the natural question of ‘how was it?’ Perhaps this will help. The following is a documentary from Paul Johannessen, which interviews tsunami survivors … Continue reading
Ishinomaki, December 2011
There is too much to tell you and not enough words. Everyone who was here on 11 March must have a story to make the hair stand on end, about where they were and what they saw, who they lost … Continue reading
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Sayonara
The shot pools clouds of confusion behind my eyes. Somewhere overhead, the pub stereo plays songs by bands from the distant towns I grew up in. It’s getting closer to the time to say goodbye. As the alcohol mists over … Continue reading
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