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Month: February 2005

  • Ruling Against Obscene Manga

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    From Manga News Service: In a landmark ruling in the Japanese court system, the first judgment stemming from obscenity charges has come down against a manga. The key figure in the case is Motonori Kishi (54) who first started his publishing company Shobunkan in 1968. He was arrested pending the release of his manga Honey…

  • MP3 Selections by Trevor

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    Trevor runs the Music Related label, who released the excellent Shugo Tokumaru album NIGHT PIECE, and now he’s started linking to Japanese indie artists’ MP3s that he finds on his blog. Time to start downloading!

  • Domus on Ito Toyo

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    Domus has an article up on designer Ito Toyo (Tod’s Omotesando building). Free registration required.

  • Maruzen

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    The Maruzen bookstore, inside the Oazo complex (near Tokyo station). If you’re in the area, have a look at the 4th floor foreign book section.

  • How to Make a Magazine?

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    The OK Fredders will be giving a talk in Osaka, at the Apple Store Shinsaibashi, on February 24 at 7. I imagine it’ll include a preview of the upcoming issue, which should come out in a matter of weeks now.

  • The Hunt for Japanese Innovators

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    Magazine journalist Douglas McGray needs your help: I’m helping a big US-Japan institute out with some legwork on a project, which aims to identify next generation innovators in Japanese culture. They’re going to be defining culture in an appealingly broad way — contemporary artists and designers, chefs, filmmakers, authors, architects, anime directors, manga artists, philosophers,…

  • Tokyo Q Lounge Night

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    This Saturday night (February 19) will see the Tokyo Q (where I write a couple of columns on design and anime) Lounge Night! Tokyo Q presents an eclectic mix of funk, dub, desi, dub-tango, ska-boogaloo, polyphonic metal and other obscure genres from DJs Young Jeff (Play Label), Crustacean, Gangamati (Play Label and Dynastic Records), Sister…

  • The World After 800,000,000 Years

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    Go have a look at Takano Aya’s “The World After 800,000,000 Years” web piece in the MoCA‘s Digital Gallery (you need to turn off your popup blocking to view it). Link via Click Opera.

  • Shibuya Apple Store

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    The following Japanese site reports that this Summer will see the opening of a new Apple Store in Shibuya. I still think they should have gone for Harajuku or Aoyama though. Link via Patrick.

  • Kami-Robo Expo 2005

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    H’action, who were behind last year’s great “Braniff Airline” exhibition, are getting ready for another promising event: “Kami-Robo Expo 2005.” What are Kami-Robo? “Robot fighters made from paper, measuring about 15 to 20 centimeters tall.” They even have their own back story, that gets mixed up with wrestling. Oh yeah, count me in. The exhibition…