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Month: March 2004

  • Tujiko Noriko

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    Anyone have good or bad things to say about Tujiko Noriko? Here’s the RT blurb, which makes her sound quite interesting: Tujiko Noriko looks back on a career that soared from Ginza bar hostess to prima donna of the Austrian experimental electronic music label Mego. The latest album of the (anti-)diva now living in Paris…

  • Mini Exhibit

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    To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the new Mini, there was a big outdoor exhibit taking place at Roppongi Hills, right next to the TV Asahi building. They had a few customized Minis on display. I’ll put up a few shots tomorrow.

  • Momus Versus Kahimi

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    Momus’ latest Click Opera entry, Kahimi Currie, sees him looking back at his relationship with Kahimi Karie. Also includes a link to a preview of Carie’s new single, “Nana,” which should lead to a new album, MONTAGE, in May.

  • An Afternoon in Roppongi

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    Last Saturday I’m off to Kamiyacho again to get a new prescription for the pains in my legs. We make it there just before the pharmacy closes (13:00), and then decide to stop at a ramen shop for lunch. The last time we came to the area I had noticed a Kouryu shop, like the…

  • Macs Running the Xbox 2

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    Oh man, you gotta love this: Microsoft has shipped its Xbox 2 Software Develop Kit (SDK) to a few game developers, the SDK is said to run on a Dual Power Mac G5 computer, with two 64-bit PowerPC processors, and a special Windows NT kernel. The graphic card is an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R350),…

  • More from Pause

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    Another interesting thing with Pause is that they seem to be sponsored or owned by a designer toy company called Roughtoyz (the name and website address is listed on a sign at the entrance). One corner of the cafe has a large display case, with examples of their works, which I don’t think are for…

  • Pause

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    Just got back from having coffee at Pause, a new cafe that opened last week just down the road from my place. I was really excited about the place opening because Ikebukuro is not really known for its stylish cafes, like the kind you find in Aoyama. I was very happy by the look inside,…

  • Axis Building

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    The Axis building in Roppongi. A design lovers dreamhouse.

  • Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi

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    The Cartoon Network has announced its lineup of new shows for 2004, and I was surprised to see the following (from AICN): Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: One of Japan’s biggest pop music acts arrives in America, not with a massive stadium tour but as a cartoon. Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, set to debut in December,…

  • Seven

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    On Saturday we walked from Kamiyacho to Roppongi, passing through Azabu, heading towards Roppongi Hills. As we were walking in the back streets of Roppongi, I saw the sign for this James Bond themed bar called Seven. All drinks are 700 yen. Now, I’ve never made it a secret that I’m a huge James Bond…