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Month: March 2006

  • Metropolis’ Photo of the Week

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    This week’s METROPOLIS “photo of the week” (in the issue out tomorrow) is by Neon Sight‘s Katsuyoshi Ueno. It was taken in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai district. Update (16/09/10): The photo is no longer available.

  • Fast Food Bandits

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    You absolutely need to go here, and have a look at the trailer for new film from Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL), TACHIGUISHI RETSUDEN (FAST FOOD BANDITS). It’s animated, but it’s not what you think (more like digital manipulation), and it looks amazing. Oh, and it features ramen prominently, so come on, you know…

  • CMP Offices, Tokyo

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    Congrats to the Chin Music Press crew on their office space at the Co-Lab collaborative studio. I’ve been hearing some good things about this new Co-Lab space (it launched earlier this year), and look forward to checking it out myself. More on Co-Lab from the CMP blog here.

  • Midnight Eye Takes On Anime

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    The latest Midight Eye site update is heavy on anime, including an interview with Eiko Tanaka, a producer at Studio 4C (MIND GAME), an anime round-up, and of course, a few reviews.

  • Japanese Blogging

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    A nice primer from Yuki on blogging the Japanese way!

  • Cornelius’ Toner

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    A fan of Cornelius and looking for some new material by him? Looks like you’ll need to pick up issue #300 of the magazine SOUND & RECORDING. To celebrate its issue #300, magazine Sound & Recording will include a bonus DVD containing a video directed by Takagi Masakatsu for brand new Cornelius song “toner”! (Chipple…

  • Temporary AU Showroom

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    Walking in front of Omotesando Hills the other day, I spotted this temporary AU showroom for their new Neon phone, designed by Naoto Fukasawa. They were also giving out tissue boxes in the shape of the phones.

  • Tilt Shift Lens Photography

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    Tilt shift lens photography is popping up everywhere (including various Japanese magazines), and the latest PingMag article shows what you can do with Photoshop to achieve a similar affect.