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Month: October 2004
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TDB and Idee
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Some more pics taken at the Idee shop during TDB. Shots taken with the W21S mobile phone.
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Ashino Kimiaki
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I failed to link to it when it was posted last week, but you really should have a look at the latest edition of REALTOKYO’s REDESIGNING TOKYO column, based on a talk with NADiff creator/owner Ashino Kimiaki. It takes a look at how culture and commerce can mix, to various degrees of success. You know,…
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Cibone And A
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Some more pics from last week’s TDB. On the left, the Cibone lifestyle shop in Aoyama. On the right, the entrance to And A. Every ball had Japanese characters, and people were using them to spell out their names. Shots taken with the W21S mobile phone
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Tokyo International Film Festival
The ASAHI newspaper takes a look at the upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival. Think of film festivals and chances are places like Cannes, Berlin and Venice immediately spring to mind. Tokyo, however, probably doesn’t-though by all rights, it should. Believe it or not, the annual Tokyo International Film Festival, which opens Oct. 23 this year,…
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Mobile Life
A typical Japanese scene: Ken Kawakita is sitting on his living room floor, checking train schedules on the Internet, using a laptop computer running Windows over a wireless AirPort from Apple Computer. His son, Taro, 11, is downloading a game on his iBook over the same network, while daughter, Mari, 13, converses with a friend…
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Shigoto Cafe Torabayu
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I’ve walked in front of the Shigoto Cafe Torabayu (it’s located where the TDB’s Parking 246 event space was being held), and quickly peeked inside. Seems like a nice idea. A huge wall painting of Mt. Fuji, in the style of one you might see in a public bath, looms over throngs of young job…
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Terence Conran
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DAILY YOMIURI article based on a lecture given by English designer Terrence Conran in Roppongi Hills last week. I’m just surprised that Habitat, the lifestyle store chain started by him, has yet to open any shops in Tokyo.