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  • Composite 1

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    The new issue of COMPOSITE (1) is out, and it looks really nice. The previous issue, labeled 0, announced a renewal that saw the magazine become bilingual (translations of the articles appear at the end).

  • Axis 111

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    The new issue of AXIS (111) is out, and the feature is “What gives design the power to persuade?” You can read more about the various articles that comprise this issue here. I’m looking forward to the piece on Ando Tadao’s Chichu Art Museum.

  • Hinism

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    A while back I moblogged the 0 issue of a new magazine called HINISM. Yesterday, I went to Planet 3rd for a latte and some magazine reading (ended up staying there 2 hours), and got a chance to read issue 1. It seems that the magazine is produced by Gallery Wall, which is located in…

  • Educated Community

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    Educated Community is a free bilingual (Japanese and English) magazine from New York, “focusing on what’s happening in the street scenes of New York City and Tokyo.” I’m trying to get more info on it, but a lot of the links on the site don’t seem to work properly. I’m wondering if someone in New…

  • SAL

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    I really like SAL, a free paper that comes out 4 times a year. The biggest mystery to me is how they can continue to offer this thing free. It’s huge (about the size of two magazines side-by-side), and features sort of glossy/paper pages that look really nice. The latest one (12) is the “Stereo…

  • Here and There

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    During my outing in Aoyama yesterday, I spotted an interesting looking indie magazine called HERE AND THERE (at the Watari-Um bookshop, as well as Nadiff). Published by Hayashi Nakako, it features a lot of photography, some interviews, nice extras like mini-zines and cards, and takes the shape of a giant-sized tabloid. At 2000 yen it’s…

  • OK Fred is OK

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    REALTOKYO has some nice things to say about OK FRED, and the upcoming release party. OK Fred is one of the better Japanese music magazines with a pleasantly hand-made feel. Increasing its volume with each issue, the makers have geared up and presented a bilingual paper with volume 3, and in celebration of the publication…

  • Coyote

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    The other day I spotted the first issue of a new travel magazine called COYOTE. The emphasis seems to be on photography, and it’s really funky photography at that. As it’s Japanese only, I’m not sure how the articles are, but the vast majority of the magazine is composed of pictures, the kind you’d find…

  • Casa Brutus 54

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    As moblogged the other day, the new issue of CASA BRUTUS (54) is bilingual, and features the theme “Preserve Modern Architecture in Japan.” The only unfortunate thing is that it features J-Pop star Hamasaki Ayumi on the cover. Lame. I’ll be picking it up when I’m done with the magazines I’m currently reading. Actually, looks…

  • Idea 305

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    Looks like I’m going to have to pick up the current issue of bilingual Japanese design magazine IDEA (305). The feature is on Hara Kenya, who did a lot of design work for Muji. As you can see by the above pages, it’s a terrific-looking issue.