Jean Snow [.net]

Month: February 2007

  • Encadreurs

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    PingMag considers fashion in their latest piece. “Tani Ryouna and Maya Ishii (both slaving at Comme des Garcons in Paris for years) recently started their fashion label ENCADREURS in Tokyo with the idea to collaborate with a different artist every season.”

  • Monocle, Finally

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    First thing this morning I went to the Junkudo bookstore in Ikebukuro, and was very happy to find 2 stacks of copies of the first issue of MONOCLE in the foreign magazines section. They even had them on one of the top shelves, with a small info card next to them, which they don’t usually…

  • Getting a New iPod Shuffle

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    Back in November of last year, I wrote about getting an iPod shuffle, and then in the comments thread mentioned that the clip didn’t feel very strong, and that it wasn’t the sort of thing that would let you run safely (depending on where I clipped it, it could fall). I just thought it was…

  • TAB Jobs

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    TAB Jobs is one of this site’s affiliates, and so here’s a bit of an update on some latest postings. If you haven’t heard of TAB Jobs yet, it’s Japan’s only bilingual job site specifically for the creative industry — reach 300,000 passionate professionals in Japan and abroad. Since launch, 80% of the positions were…

  • The Rise of Nonaca

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    I’ve been a big supporter of the Nakaochiai Gallery — it’s great to see what Julia has done since launching it — and here’s an update and some big news. Nakaochiai Gallery is launching on to a new trajectory VISIT the gallery this Thursday evening HEAR about the directions we’re headed CELEBRATE the plotting of…

  • Site Sponsors

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    You’ll notice a new sponsor on the site today, with the ad in the sidebar. Tokyomade is an online store that offers all sorts of fun design goods, straight from Tokyo. It joins other current sponsors Tokyo Recohan, OK FRED, and affiliate TAB Jobs. As always, if you are interested in advertising on this site,…

  • Final Fantasy III Figures

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    In the past few years I’ve drastically reduced the amount of figures I buy, and have especially tried to ignore manga/anime-related stuff. But when I saw these Final Fantasy III figures, I just couldn’t help myself, especially since I’m currently playing the game on my DS. There are 7 in all, and I got these…

  • Deep Seeded

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    Andrew Conti — who had a show at Cafe Pause back in December — is participating in a group exhibition, along with artists Yuko Kuroda, Scott Silvey, and Mio Sasanotti, at Mois Cafe in Shimokitazawa. “Deep Seeded” starts today, and runs until March 3. Andrew, Scott, and Mio are all friends of PauseTalk, and Andrew…