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Month: October 2006

  • The Dirty Southern Politician Workshop

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    To celebrate their first novel (fiction), LAST OF THE RED HOT POPPAS, Chin Music Press will host a release party at Sanbancho Cafe on November 16. Below is the event info, and here’s a link to an access map (the cafe is near Co-Lab/Yasukuni Shrine). Chin Music Press Invites You To: THE DIRTY SOUTHERN POLITICIAN…

  • Tokyo Fun Party Blog

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    Tokyo Fun Party has started a blog — not much there yet, but Digiki will start posting soon about his role as the label’s A&R guy, so best to subscribe to the feed.

  • Plans for the Next PauseTalk

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    The next edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 5) will take place, as scheduled, on November 6 (first Monday of the month). This will mark a turning point for the event, as I feel like it’s time to move things to a new level of participation and collaboration. I’ve been chatting with some of the regular participants…

  • Rezidents in the Making

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    Sonia gives us a peek at the Rezidents collection she’s preparing to sell at 100% Design Tokyo next week, in the Designboom Mart.

  • What’s Your Station?

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    Lisa points us to this site that sells key/phone straps featuring the station signs you see on all platforms. I’m totally getting an Ikebukuro one! Update: Here’s an English site that sells them.

  • On Design for October

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    The October edition of my “On Design” column is in today’s THE JAPAN TIMES (you can read it online here). In it, I cover the Sharp Aquos line (you know I love it so), Kaichiro Yamada‘s Tatami chair, Tokujin Yoshioka‘s Pane chair, and Masanori Oji’s Kakehouki.

  • Junkudo, You Are My World

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    Today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES interviews the deputy manager of Ikebukuro’s Junkudo, “which boasts the largest floor space (nine-stories) of any bookstore in Japan.” This is the store I’m always referring to, as I live just a minute down the road from it.

  • Katsuhiro Otomo's Mushishi

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    Katsuhiro Otomo is going live-action! Click here to see the trailer for his adaption of the MUSHISHI manga (which has also been adapted into an anime series), starring Jo Odigiri. Link via Anime News Network.

  • Rezidents T-Shirts for Sale

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    A while back Sonia had mentioned that she would be selling some limited edition Th’ Rezidents tees at the 100% Design Tokyo Designboom Mart, but it seems like she won’t get to (she’ll be selling other stuff though), so instead she’s selling them online. The details on both designs (pictured above, limited to 25) are…

  • This Week in Magazines

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    BRUTUS (604) has a terrific feature that shows how various creators/companies are “Inventing Tomorrow Today,” which means lots of forward-thinking designs and products (they kick things off with a stylish robot and the Nintendo Wii), with this issue’s insert an “Encyclopedia of Inventions.” There’s also a look at the storefront display that Tokujin Yoshioka has…