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Month: November 2003

  • TDB-CE

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    More info on the Tokyo Designers’ Block – Central East event in Baba Masataka’s new column at REALTOKYO.

  • Osaka Ramen

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    Let us head back to Osaka, with a picture of a subject that is close to my heart: ramen shops. This is another popular ramen shop in Osaka, not far from the Dotonburi area. Standing only, and it smelled oh-so good (didn’t have time to try a bowl, unfortunately). Oh, and speaking of ramen, I…

  • PSP

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    Sony today announced more details on their upcoming PSP portable game player (to go after the Gameboy market), and also talked about how they will be releasing an iPod-killer that will only cost $60! The prototype for the PSP player is a thing of beauty. Click on this link to view an image.

  • 24

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    A few months ago a friend lent me the first season of the TV show 24 on DVD, warning me that once you start watching it, it gets addicting and it’s hard to stop. Well, I finally took the plunge, and yes, I’m addicted. Need to stop watching…

  • We are gonna party like it’s my birthday

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    It’s my birthday today. Growing older. But I don’t have time to party since we have lots of preparations to attend to before our first White Label exhibition at FutureDesignDays. Doesn’t even have time to catch the last episode of Matrix tonight as I had planned. But don’t feel sorry for me, you can still…

  • Serialization of New Banana Yoshimoto Novel

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    Just as I stop my subscription to the DAILY YOMIURI, they announce something that I’d actually like to read. Seems like Banana Yoshimoto’s new novel will be serialized in weekly installments in both the Japanese and English editions of the paper.

  • Revolutions in Japan

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    From Japan Today: Keanu Reeves and Jada Pinkett Smith meet the press in Tokyo Tuesday. The stars of “The Matrix Revolutions” will be on hand in Tokyo tomorrow when the film premieres in 123 countries at exactly the same time. In Japan’s case, the first screening will be at 11 p.m. Just goes to show…

  • Apple Store Ginza

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    Oh boy, the Apple Store in Japan is coming sooner than expected. From MacNN: Apple today announced that its first retail store in Japan will open in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district on Sunday, November 30 at 10:00 a.m. This will be Apple’s 73rd retail store, and the first outside the U.S. The Apple Store Ginza…

  • Train Conductor

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    A Keio train conductor waiting for the next train to arrive.

  • Heather Champ

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    Heather Champ has a beautifully simple site, and photographs I wish I was taking.