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  • Catholic

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    The Claska Gallery is about to host an exhibition that will preview the upcoming book CATHOLIC (out in May), published by Evil Twin and D.A.P. Artists in the show/book will include: Richard Kern, Jeremy Scott, Terry Richardson, Jess Holzwerth, Brian Degraw, Roe Ethridge, Pieter Schoolwerth, Judy Rifka, Eileen Myles, Liz Goldwyn, Naomi Fisher, Jim Drain,…

  • Tokyo Bookstores

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    While I’m clearing up some notes, here are a couple of bookstores I keep wanting to check out. Hacknet Pictured above, this bookstore is in Daikanyama. They’re also behind the book sections at Sign and Claska, and have a couple of shops in Osaka. 1-30-10 West Ebisu Utrecht Another attractive bookshop in the vicinity. 2-1-1-2F…

  • Jenkins Biography

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    If you live in Japan, you definitely know who Charles Jenkins is, as he’s been a constant presence on the news in recent years because of the North Korean kidnapping situation. TIME’s Tokyo bureau chief and senior editor Jim Frederick will be working with Jenkins on a book of his life, which I’m sure will…

  • Craig Mod

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    Neon Sight Japan has an interview up with Chin Press Music’s Craig Mod. Looks like more will be added in the coming days, so be sure to check again. And if you haven’t already, buy yourself a copy of KUHAKU.

  • Alternatives 2005

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    In his new OUT OF TOKYO column, REALTOKYO editor in chief Ozaki Tetsuya talks about a new guide to alternative art spaces in Asia. The title is “Alternatives 2005 — Contemporary Art Spaces in Asia”, and that’s just what it is (though including Australia). Introduced are a total of 170 alternative spaces and other art-related…

  • Logos Gallery Book Bazar

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    The Logos Gallery, in the basement of Shibuya’s Parco Part 2, is having a big foreign book bazar, with discounts going from 20 to 80% off. The sale ends January 11. They usually have a lot of their design books on sale during these, so good time to grab those really expensive ones. Link via…

  • ABC Foreign Book Bargain Sale!

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    As the article says, it’s been a crazy year for the Aoyama Book Center this year, but the good news is that things are back to normal, and it’s time for a foreign book bargain sale! It was a year of calamities in Japan, and Aoyama Book Center makes no exception there. But as we…

  • Tokyo Bookstores

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    I was looking through book/magazine distributor Yohan‘s website, and found this section where they review/point out various nice-looking cafe/bookstores in the city. Pictured above is Book Club Kai. Update (16/08/27): The photo is no longer available.

  • Densha Otoko

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    Yuko was telling me about this book a while back. Seems like it’s really the big hit. The hero is no Tom Hanks and the movie has yet to be made but like the 1998 hit film You’ve Got Mail, a new Japanese bestseller is an old-style romance for the internet age – though with…

  • Permanently Interested

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    I like this bit, from Pico Iyer reviewing Donald Richie’s JAPAN JOURNALS: 1947-2004 in last week’s TIME (Asian edition): The expatriate in Asia is often a complainer: things are so different there from the way they are in wherever he thinks of as home that he feels aggrieved, ripped off, patronized or left out. The…