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Category: Magazines

  • Magazine Stats

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    Marxy posts some interesting circulation numbers for a few Japanese magazines. I’d love to see something more exhaustive.

  • This Week in Magazines

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    As mentioned the other day, the new issue of PAPER SKY (18) goes bilingual with its guide to Tokyo’s Akihabara district. It’s a rather nice selection, which also includes some themed walking routes. Also, the goods section includes the new collaborative tee with PMKFA‘s “It’s Our Thing” line, which we recently exhibited at Cafe Pause.…

  • LOHAS for Everyone

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    You’ve probably noticed me using the term LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) often in my “This Week in Magazines” posts, since it’s become a favorite topic of quite a few magazines. If you’re not really quite sure what the term represents and how it got started, last week’s issue of METROPOLIS had an informative…

  • Paper Sky 18

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    The new issue of PAPER SKY (18), featuring a bilingual cover story and guide to Akihabara, is now out. I love that Lego cover!

  • Here and There 6

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    Indie art magazine HERE AND THERE has just released a sixth issue, with accompanied talk event and exhibition at Nadiff. With the unique perspective and quality of this publication she is producing on her own account, journalist Nakako Hayashi has been attracting the attention of collectors both in Japan and abroad. The theme of this…

  • Cool: Creator’s Infinite Links

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    As a follow-up to my post on Mieko Sai, it seems that you can pick up the bilingual art magazine COOL at Nadiff, this bookstore in Gaienmae, and TACO Che in Nakano.

  • PKN in Time

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    I have a piece in this week’s issue of TIME (July 24, Asian and European editions) on PechaKucha Nights. You can read it online here.

  • Planted

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    I’m writing a separate post (outside of the latest “This Week in Magazine” post) for the first issue of PLANTED, which is the newly launched eco-themed (“Life with Plants on this Planet,” and was even printed with soy ink!) magazine from Knee High Media (PAPER SKY, MAMMOTH, BABY MAMMOTH) and the MAINICHI SHIMBUN, because I…