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Month: June 2004

  • Nikko 2

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    Some more pics from Nikko.

  • Harajuku T-shirt Shops

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    Metropolis has an article spotlighting 6 Harajuku t-shirt shops, including BeamsT, Graniph, Akiz, Densuke, Shop 33, and Ijiit Keiji Itakura (the link to the article is not permanent; after a week, just look in the sidebar for issue 531).

  • Smart Max

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    Yesterday I picked up this month’s issue of SMART MAX (not the issue pictured above, with Sakomoto Ryuichi and Oyamada Keigo on the cover, but rather the June issue with Kiriya Kazuaki on the cover), and adult men’s street magazine, as it features a special Bonjour Essentials CD. Compiled by Bonjour Records (the great Daikanyama…

  • Nikko

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    On my birthday, we spent the day in Nikko, on a bus tour. It was quite nice, and we got to see some really beautiful things (and have a great Japanese style box lunch). We got a bit of rain towards the end of the day, but luckily it started just as we were to…

  • Moving Advertisements

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    Tokyo Metro begins its new moving advertisements on the Ginza subway line Thursday. Special display boxes use still images and the motion of the subway cars to project moving images onto the car’s windows. (Japan Today)

  • Tommy heavenly6

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    My love-hate relationship with Tommy february6/heavenly6 continues. I’ve talked about my falling out with her february6 personna, and now it’s time for her heavenly6 self to do the same. I was quite looking forward to the “Hey My Friend” single (being a fan of the alterna-rock sounds of the previous single), only to hear something…

  • Nakahira Takuma

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    In this ‘portrait movie’ (as it is referred to in the press release), popular photographer Homma Takashi portrays the daily life of Japanese ‘photography legend’ Nakahira Takuma, whom he has been visiting frequently over the period of four years. But the man who appears on the screen doesn’t have much of a legend, but just…

  • Hypo

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    Following the release of his new album ‘Random Veneziano’, Hypo makes a flying visit to the country again for a single appearance in Tokyo. With guests including label mate O.lamm, Japanese artist Sawako (who performs at this event too), and special friend Momus, the successor of Hypo’s second album ‘Karaoke A Capella’ sees the Frenchman…

  • Short Shorts Film Festival 2004

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    ‘Biting sharpness, a lingering afterglow, and the fire of a rough diamond.’ According to Short Shorts representative, actor Bessho Tetsuya, these are the attributes that make short films so attractive. One of the outstanding titles among the 1,481 entries that were submitted for this festival’s sixth installment include ‘Lost In Translation’ maker Sophia Coppola’s ‘Lick…

  • Kyoraian

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    While in Kita Kamakura, we went to the restaurant pictured above, Kyoraian, which specializes in beef stew. Oh my was it ever good. A bit pricey, sure (and the reason we’d never gone before), but definitely worth it if you don’t mind paying (of if you’re in the company of a generous person). The portion…