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Month: March 2008

  • Arata Sasaki

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    At one of the events I attended last Friday — the Soe store opening in Nakameguro — I met a web designer by the name of Arata Sasaki. Looking at his work, there’s definitely a lot to like, from the website for his company, KOTENHITS (which includes the NO JAPAN JAPAN webzine pictured above), as…

  • Reality in Flash

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    I’m just stunned. Go here, and move your cursor around. And this is CG/flash? According to Boing Boing, where I got the link, it was created by a Brazilian design firm. Update: There’s a reason for the face to be Japanese. Following a few links leads to the fact that a Japanese company is behind the…

  • Nakano at Cafe Pause

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    Here’s a reminder that Yuki Nakano‘s photo exhibition is now on at Cafe Pause, running until April 6. Following that, it will be the Speakerdog show.

  • New Tokyo Contemporaries

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    I made it to four openings/parties last night, but not to the one for the “New Tokyo Contemporaries” show at the Shin-Marunouchi Building (because I didn’t get an invitation). Ashley Rawlings did, and he posts a few photos on TABlog.

  • Masashi Naka Interview

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    Anthem posts a rare interview in English with Masashi Naka, founder of indie label Escalator Records. Via META no TAME.

  • Aoi Miyazaki and Emporio Armani

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    In his latest post for Clast, Marxy examines what it means for Emporio Armani to use model/actress Aoi Miyazaki in its latest ad campaign.

  • Groovisions in Theme

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    The Feb/Mar 2008 issue of THEME (13) has a piece on Groovisions, courtesy of Marxy.

  • Neojaponisme: Style Deficit Disorder Review

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    Marxy reviews fashion writer and editor Tiffany Godoy’s STYLE DEFICIT DISORDER, a tome on the development of Harajuku’s youth culture. It’s interesting to note that Godoy actually worked as an editor on Japanese art and style magazines.