Follow us on FROM TOI PRINT EDITION Happier Chapter of the Tokyo Story: 1964 Olympics was memorable for us. This edition promises to be better July 22, 2021, 9:19 PM IST Avijit Ghosh is a associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. He tweets from the handles @avijitghoshtoi and @cinemawaleghosh LESS... MORE In the history of modern Japan, the Olympics have been a defining moment. In 1964, Tokyo became the first Asian host. In the two decades after World War II, the Japanese moved heaven and earth to reconstruct their lives. R Sriman reported for TOI then, “The arrangements were perfect and every Japanese seemed to have a personal stake in the success of the Games.”