Month: July 2007
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Claska No More
I’ve been hearing that the Claska, Tokyo’s first, and arguably only true, boutique hotel will close its doors in January of next year. That would be a shame — I’ve never stayed in a room, but the space was nice, including the first-floor’s Transit-produced The Lobby lounge.
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Tokyo Art Beat Major Site Update
Tokyo Art Beat has launched a major site update. The first thing you’ll notice is the wide layout, that now includes a third column, but you can find out more about the new features and what it means for the future of the site in this TABlog entry.
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PingMag: Plustic Minustic
PingMag keeps on reporting from the Tokyo Design Premio that took place earlier this year during the Milano Salone, this time covering the Tokyo-based unit Plustic Minustic.
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Kanye West Is Akira
The video for Kanye West’s new single, “Stronger” — the one that samples Daft Punk quite liberally — takes inspiration from Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic AKIRA film.
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Reception Party for "Letter Forest"
This past Friday I attended the reception party for Brazilian artist Yomar Augusto’s “Letter Forest” exhibition at the Nanzuka Underground gallery in Shibuya. The show runs until July 29. I’ve put up a Flickr photoset of a few shots from the party, which you’ll find here. On the first photo, you may notice a certain…
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Danny Dances Good
Danny Choo, who’s rather well known for walking the streets of Tokyo in full Stormtrooper gear, is now giving a Bollywood bounce (well, more disco) to his outings.
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The Latest from Wonderwall
Wonderwall updates with a few new galleries, including Katayama’s new cafe/lounge Henry Good Seven on the 7th floor of the Shin Marunouchi Building (pictured above), as well as the J. Office space. The site is also selling (Japan only) the collaborative t-shirt, “Wall,” pictured below.