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Month: April 2007

  • The Babel Effect

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    First it was POKEMON, now BABEL is freaking some people out. Seven people have complained of nausea and other health symptoms at theaters in Aichi and Mie prefectures after watching the Oscar-nominated U.S. movie “Babel,” theater officials said Monday. The sickness is believed to be linked with a scene about one hour and 20 minutes…

  • Gone Hiking

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    Out in Okutama today. What a beautiful day!

  • Steve Lidbury

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    Josh Spear highlights the work of Tokyo-based interior designer Steve Lidbury.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Tokyo Fun Party An Afternoon in Aoyama and Ginza You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Next Up for Satoshi Kon

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    We finally get a few details on director Satoshi Kon’s next project. Tokyopop has posted an exclusive interview with Satoshi Kon, director of Tokyo Godfathers and the more recent Paprika. In the interview, Kon talks about the other writers who have indirectly influenced his work, such as Kurt Vonnegut and Philip K. Dick, and mentions…

  • Shugo Tokumaru’s First Album at Other Music

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    If you’re a fan of Shugo Tokumaru and have been having a hard time getting your hands on his first album, a reader just sent me this bit of info: NYC’s Other Music’s new DRM free digital download store is now selling his hard-to-get-hold-of first album, Night Piece, for $9.99. Only works inside the US though.

  • Tim Rudder’s Tokyo Photography

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    Animator Tim Rudder has put up a site for the photography he’s been taking in and around Tokyo since he moved to the city.

  • Water Logo

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    Paul stopped by the “Tokyo Fiber” exhibition at Spiral, and recommends it. On the picture he took (you’ll find a few more on his Flickr account): “Droplets slowly grow through the fabric to spell out the event’s name and then glide down. Impressive effect.”

  • Wonderwall Updates

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    Some new Wonderwall eye-candy updates, including photo galleries of the Tokyo Curry Lab at Tokyo Tower (pictured above), a Dean & Deluca store in Seijo, and the Kafka restaurant at Tokyo Midtown (which also features art direction by Kashiwa Sato).

  • Keitai Manga

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    THE JAPAN TIMES has a piece up on mobile phone-formatted manga, which to me, really does sound like something I’d like to see grow even more (including from North American publishers).