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  • J.S. Mug

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    My new coffee mug, which my wife got for me the other day when we went to newly opened J.S. Burgers Cafe in Aoyama (it’s on the street that leads to the A to Z Cafe). The J.S. stands for “Journal Standard,” but I like to pretend they are the initials for my name.

  • Hiroaki Koshiba Live Painting

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    A few photos from Hiroaki Koshiba‘s live painting last night at Cafe Pause, for the opening of his “Harmonic Lines” show (until March 16). Hiro will be present at tonight’s edition of PauseTalk to talk about the exhibition.

  • 86th Art Directors Club Annual Awards

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    I stopped by the Creation Gallery G8 in Ginza the other day for the “86th Art Directors Club Annual Awards” exhibition. I always enjoy going to this to see all of the interesting ad work and TV commercials I don’t see here in Japan, and this year I really liked watching the winning works in…

  • Studio Coast

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    Studio Coast in Shin-Kiba, where I saw The Arcade Fire perform earlier this month. It’s part of the Ageha club complex, and seeing that show marked the first time I’d been in the area — the only time I’m even in Shin-Kiba is to change trains on my way to the Makuhari Messe convention center.…

  • Ginza the Edge

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    This past Friday night saw the opening of Alin Huma’s new gallery space, Ginza the Edge. The inaugural show, “Photography,” runs until February 29. It was a great turnout, and we pretty much filled up the relatively small space. The gallery actually takes up Alin’s apartment, and so every piece of “daily living” got removed…

  • Food & Wine & Tokyo

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    A few months back I met up with the travel editor of FOOD & WINE magazine, who was in town doing a piece on Tokyo. Salma’s article appeared in the February 2008 issue, and she writes a bit about what we did on that day in this part. After we had lunch at Maisen, we…

  • Gaffer Tape Typography at Nippori Station

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    When I went to and came back from Narita airport last week for my trip to Taipei, I passed through Nippori station, where I spotted plenty of great gaffer tape signs (the station is currently undergoing major renovations). I’m guessing it was done by Shuetsu Sato, who is famous for his previous tape signs at…

  • Brockmann Light Desktop Calendar 2008

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    Again this year, my calendar of choice is the Groovisions-produced Brockmann desktop calendar. It changes shape every year, and this times comes in the form of 6 cubes, each covering 2 months.