Month: January 2008
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PingMag: Mari Kubota
PingMag interviews illustrator Mari Kubota, a member of the Osaka-based Digmeout art project.
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Mobile Post Office
Japan Post has launched Japan’s first mobile post office in the form of the van pictured above. It includes an ATM, and is set to be used in the Aichi prefecture’s rural areas — last year’s privatization saw lots of closings of regional offices. Via Japan Today.
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Tokyo Architecture
Rafael de Lima has a Flickr photoset of architecture-related shots he took in Tokyo. Pictured above is the Fuji TV building.
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This Week at MoCo Loco
In this week’s Tokyo post for MoCo Loco, I share a few of the New Year cards I received from design-related companies.
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Misio, the Traveling Companion
Madoka Muno’s Misio is looking for traveling companions — find out how you can adopt a Misio here. Via Core77.
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Tokyo Video Magazine VIS
VIS, a “Tokyo Video Magazine” that covers the works of Tokyo-based creators, has just launched in beta, and currently includes 109 clips from 12 directors. A very nice way to keep up on the latest videos, especially with the sudden disappearance of my favorite annual digital film festivals — R.I.P. Resfest and Onedotzero (the latter…
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Kwon Choul and Kabukicho
Max Hodges, who runs White Rabbit Press, has started a blog, and one of his first posts covers Tokyo-based photographer Kwon Choul and his photobook, ONCE UPON A TIME IN KABUKICHO: 1996-2006.
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Brockmann Light Desktop Calendar 2008
Again this year, my calendar of choice is the Groovisions-produced Brockmann desktop calendar. It changes shape every year, and this times comes in the form of 6 cubes, each covering 2 months.