Head up, not down to survive tsunami

Spyglass app

Sitting across from me at a Naka-Meguro pizzeria, Riccardo Tossani pulled out his iPhone to check his Spyglass app. He glanced out the window to survey the adjacent taller buildings, ignoring the cherry blossoms that were in full bloom.

“The only safe way to escape a tsunami,” said Tossani, “is up.” Our restaurant, in fact, was 11 meters abov…