Month: January 2008

  • PingMag: Takao Sakai

    PingMag covers the food art of Takao Sakai.

  • SANAA Interview

    THE JAPAN TIMES has an interview with architects Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA). Via Core77.

  • PauseTalk Tonight

    I just realized that I forgot to make a separate post announcing it, but please note that tonight’s PauseTalk will start at 20:00. Also, Yuka Yamaguchi should be there to talk about her exhibition that started today at Cafe Pause.

  • Nengajou on the Web

    The SADA104 site has a terrific nengajou (New Year postcards) online exhibition, with great contributions that really should have been available for sale as a printed product! Pictured above is the contribution from illustrator Rin Nadeshico. Update (16/11/13): The image is no longer available.

  • PingMag: Mari Kubota

    PingMag interviews illustrator Mari Kubota, a member of the Osaka-based Digmeout art project.

  • Polypunk Sexe

    The first POLYPUNK of 2008 is up!

  • The End of PauseTalk?

    You may have noticed that last month I didn’t post my usual list of PauseTalk participants for that edition, and the reason for that was because I wanted to bring up some other things regarding the future of PauseTalk. Let me start by saying that I’m still planning on holding this month’s edition, which is…

  • 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.