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Month: July 2006

  • Are You Fuzzy With It?

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    Most of the images on [Jean Snow’s] site are fuzzy actually — but he says screw Windows and get a Mac! – Yuki, Kissui.net

  • The Splendid Prime Minister

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    Some street art spotted in Ikebukuro.

  • Matsuya Display

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    I liked this fashion display in the basement of the Matsuya store in Ginza.

  • Space Invaders

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    Here’s that Space Invaders arcade cabinet I mentioned in my previous post.

  • An Afternoon in Ginza and Yurakucho

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    What started out as a simple lunch outing in Ikebukuro this past Saturday ended up being an entire day spent in Ginza/Yurakucho. For lunch, we started by going to Cafe Add+Ress at Ikebukuro’s Parco, which is something we end up doing most weekends now (their lunch plates are usually quite good). From there, we wanted…

  • Manglish

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    Not a bad way of reading some original manga: Manga lovers rejoice! A never-seen-before approach to manga made its debut on the Mainichi Daily News on Monday, July 3, 2006. Manglish takes some of Japan’s hottest young manga talents — showcased in the Mainichi’s MangaTown site — and places their creations on the MDN in…

  • Everyware Talk

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    This coming Saturday (July 15 at 14:00), former Tokyo resident Adam Greenfield will be giving a talk at the Mita Campus of Keio University (G-SEC, 6th Floor, East Research Building) on his recently published book, EVERYWARE: THE DAWNING AGE OF UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING, which will include a short panel discussion, as well as a Q&A session.…

  • NEKKO

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    A while back I wrote a post about &design for the MoCo Tokyo site, but at the time, none of their clever designs had yet been released commercially. Well, finally, as of last month, thanks to H Concept, their NEKKO single-flower vase is available in shops!