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Month: July 2004

  • Little

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    My new guilty pleasure right now is the single “I Sing, I Say” by Little. I rarely find anything interesting happening in the J-pop landscape these days, but there’s a nice breezy air to this that helps make the Summer heat just a bit more bearable (funny how music helps me fight the heat, but…

  • Bape Cap

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    When I got to the station tonight after work, I was confronted by this big advertisement. According to the official site, seems like Nigo’s A Bathing Ape has now launched a line of condoms called Bape Cap. Shot taken with the A5403CA mobile phone.

  • Takemoto Novala

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    Last weekend’s ASAHI SHIMBUN sees an article on Takemoto Novala, author of the book SHIMOTSUMA MONOGATARI (English title is to be KAMIKAZE GIRLS), that was recently made into a film starring idol Fukada Kyoko (and Patrick quite liked it). “It didn’t mean I wanted to become a girl. Simply put, I wasn’t interested in stuff…

  • Saturday Pause

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    Robert seems to be the master of describing evenings out, and here’s what he said about last Saturday night. Last night I showed up late in Ikebukuro for a little shindig  that Jean Snow threw for his friends at Pause. Everyone was there: Mr. Snow from around the way, Audrey from OK FRED, Momus from Amitabha, Midori…

  • Paper Sky 10

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    I just picked up the new issue of PAPER SKY (10), although there’s still no mention of it on their site. The cover story hits close to home as it covers the city of Toronto (in case you didn’t know, I’m Canadian), with a focus on its cosmopolitan nature. Reminds me also that I still…

  • Ikea's Return to Japan

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    Long article on when and how Ikea will be making its return to the Japanese market (which seems to be in 2006). It made a retreat in 1986 after completely flopping in Japan.

  • IPod Minis in Tokyo

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    Seems like Apple won’t be having any trouble selling their iPod Minis in Japan. Thousands of people lined up outside electronics stores in Japan on Saturday as Apple Computer launched sales of its iPod Mini digital music player. About 1,500 people were lined up outside Apple’s store in Tokyo’s Ginza district before the store opened…

  • TSiG

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    Some cool ads that Jesper created for Tokyo Style in Gothenburg. I love the use of Brockmann figures for models. Also, the TSiG blogs should be launching very, very soon, so stay tuned for more news on that. And be sure to check out the updated site for Jesper’s design company, Next Century Modern. They’re…