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Month: February 2005

  • Vivienne Party

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    The “Vivienne Party – I’m here, from rock’n’roll land” at Lapnet ship sounds like a fun show. “Aya Kondo’s exhibition with the theme “Japanese Divas!!” inspired by the divas of Japanese rock’n-roll scenes.” (TAB) Until February 13.

  • Kodomo no Shiro

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    A statue by Taro in front of the Kodomo no Shiro building in Aoyama.

  • Gas Happenings

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    A few Gas related happenings for the month. First, they have an exhibition, “Hello Gas Art,” happening at Harajuku’s Beams T until February 20. Lots of posters by artists such as //DIY, Event10, Kate Gibb, Genevieve Gauckler, Marok, Maya Wild, SKISM, So_Me, Will Sweeney, and Iguchi Hiroshi. The works on display will also be for…

  • Ne Ne Momoko

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    Last time Jesper (Our Man in Sweden) was in town, he kept talking about this Swedish band called Nic & The Family, and he had promos for a song they sing in Japanese called “Ne Ne Momoko” (the original song in Swedish is called “Hej Hej Monica”). Today I received an email from someone mentioning…

  • Doraemon iPod Mini

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    Only in Japan: the Doraemon iPod mini. Link via Joi Ito Web.

  • Penck

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    Oh man, I’m so in love with the new Saito Makoto designed Penck mobile phone. Part of the AU Design Project, it’s actually some sort of collaboration with Parco.

  • The Spam Game

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    Because of an increase in the amount of comment spam getting through, I’ve just switched my spam control software to a stricter setting. If you encounter any problems while trying to post a comment, please email me to let me know.

  • Influenza

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    It’s flu season in Japan right now, and Tokyo seems especially hard hit this year. I was sick 2 weeks ago, and here I am, sitting in my futon, sick again. Yuko has been at home with the flu for a few days now, and I just have my fingers crossed hoping I didn’t get…

  • Dejeuner sur l’herbe

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    A few pics taken at the opening party for Audrey Fondecave’s exhibition at La Galerie des Nakamura in Edogawabashi (same building as the Uplink Gallery). The art will be on display until February 20, open daily from 12:00 to 20:00.

  • Radio OK Fred 03

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    Finally, Radio OK Fred is back! We ended up using a commercial service to host the show (something called Liberated Syndication — found via Warren), which should mean that we won’t be having anymore bandwidth problems. Since we now have hosting costs, donations to cover these are welcome (you can click on the PayPal icon…