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Month: April 2008

  • Casa Bape

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    Want to know what Nigo’s home looks like? The following is a report from BBC’s JAPANORAMA program. Via Imprint Talk.

  • Lasers and Boomboxes

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    Now this is a decent TV commercial! Via Motionographer.

  • This Week in Cycling

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    First, the good news is that following his big spill, Alin is out of the hospital, and if a bit battered (see below), still looking forward to his next ride. Now, for some Tokyo bike news. Tim sent me a link to the following post from Japan Probe, about a new parking system for bikes…

  • Shonen Young

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    Great video for Denki Groove’s new single, “Shonen Young,” from their new album, J-POP. Via META no TAME.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering a few Japan-related Milano Salone items, Fumiaki Goto‘s musical dining table, and the latest from Nosigner.

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    After a successful launch last month — there were 30 participants in attendance — the Tokyo edition of Likemind returns tomorrow (April 18, 11:30), but with a change in venue: the Rhythm Cafe in Shibuya.

  • Animating Awareness

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    In order to bring attention the issue of Japanese citizens who have been abducted by North Korea, the Japanese government has a produced a short animated film that tells the story of Megumi Yokota, abducted in 1977 at the age of 13. The shot can be downloaded here, and is available in Japanese, English, Chinese,…

  • MTV Feels Me

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    Some nice new IDs for MTV Japan by W+K Tokyo.