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Month: March 2006

  • 2 Channel Vending Machine

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    I stopped by Nakano Broadway yesterday to take some pictures for my upcoming PingMag article (at the ANDTOY shop — and contrary to what it says on their front page, they do take international orders), and spotted this vending marchine selling 2 Channel merchandise. Here’s a close-up of the items on sale, a close-up of…

  • Handwritten Japanese Fonts

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    PingMag has a piece up on handwritten Japanese fonts, and I was surprised to find that all those handwritten signs in front of shops are actually the product of professionals!

  • Maid in Japan

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    The new issue of METROPOLIS has a cover feature (link expires after a week) written by Patrick Macias on Tokyo’s Akihabara district. Patrick also has a new podcast series, called “Hot Tears of Shame.” Still no feed though. Update: The podcast now has a feed.

  • On Design for February (Online)

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    I forgot to mention it, but my “On Design” column for February is online (registration required after a week). It covers Naoto Fukasawa’s Neon, the Monacca calculator, the Omron electronic thermometer, and farewell message to QRIO.

  • Gaijin Dragon Slayer

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    Leave it to PingMag to discover something as wonderful as the Gaijin Dragon Slayer — now that’s what I need to help with my kanji studies I think. Oh, and I believe my first article for PingMag will probably be up on Monday. It’s on the Kubrick line of figures.

  • The Lonely Anthropologist

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    Yuki, now an OK Fredder (she translated some interviews for the upcoming fashion issue), is a lonely anthropologist (on her way to London).

  • Katamari Damacy Desktops

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    Oh man, tons of terrific Katamari Damacy desktops!

  • The Best of Japan on the Web

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    The latest issue of JAPANZINE has a feature called “Japan on the Web,” and my humble little site gets a mention in the “blogs” category (alongside my fellow bloggers, and friends, Marxy and Momus). By his own admission, blogger extraordinaire Jean Snow “lives and breathes design and pop culture in Tokyo”. If you’re too lazy…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    The Hunt for QP PlayStation Spots in Tokyo You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Samurai Girl

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    Francesco, and editor for Hobby Media in Italy, sends me word of a new book he’s co-edited for an art book publisher there (Drago) called SAMURAI GIRL, covering the photography of Julie Watai, who you might have seen as an idol in the group Pikapika or in the pages of SMARTGIRL. S-Style strikes again! S…