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Month: February 2005

  • Cold Elephants

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    Even these little Sato elephants standing in front of a Heiwado pharmacy are cold.

  • Japanese Names Policy

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    I haven’t pointed it out, but you might have noticed that I’ve recently been writing Japanese names in the Western order (family name last). I’ve always preferred to use the Japanese way, since that’s how I encounter most of these names, but as my writings outside of this site need to use the Western way,…

  • Record Shopping in Japan

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    A guide to record shopping in Japan. Link via Gridskipper.

  • KDDI Designing Studio

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    KDDI (the company behind mobile phone provider AU) will be launching the KDDI Designing Studio in Harajuku on March 4, and this will be accompanied by Gas sponsored special events featuring the design collection Tomato. “YOU-ME-WHO?” installation, which will start March 4 (until March 28) A talk session with members of Tomato, on March 6…

  • The Grudge Too Scary

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    Seems like the current TV ads for THE GRUDGE (the American remake of Japanese horror flick JUON) are too scary, and the networks have stopped airing them because of viewer complaints. It’s true that the CMs are pretty damn creepy — just like the movie — but I don’t feel like they’re any worse than…

  • Conceal Cafe

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    I was out in Aoyama (met with Lil for lunch at the Dragonfly Cafe), Harajuku, and Shibuya today, and ended up at Conceal Cafe. I’ll probably be going regularly now when I’m in the area — that’s after I’m done with my “Shibuya Cafe Tour.”

  • Nakagin Capsule Tower

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    Congrats to Lil for getting her pic of the Nakagin Capsule Tower featured on the Flickr blog.

  • Dragonfly Cafe

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    The Dragonfly Cafe in Marunouchi, across the street from the Marunouchi Building. The inside is actually very boring, and I changed my mind about going. I do like the one in Aoyama though.