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Month: March 2008

  • TAB Talks #3

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    I had a chance to go to last night’s TAB Talks (#3) at the Gotanda Sonic event space. It featured three French creators (Gwenael Nicolas, Audrey Fondecave, and Jerome Senaillat) talking about their work and life in Tokyo.

  • This Week in Cycling

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    I know, I know, it’s such a cliché to put up photos of the cherry blossoms in full bloom at this time of the year, but I finally made it out for a quick bike run today on my regular route alongside Kanda river, and it really was an amazing sight. You can see more…

  • On Design for March 2008

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    This month’s edition of my “On Design” column was in yesterday’s THE JAPAN TIMES, and can be read online here. In it, I cover Conof‘s Digital Cordless Telephone, Mitsuhiro Kanada’s Strapped Orthogonality, Ideaco‘s Ashtub Trico, Nendo‘s Cabbage Chair, and a peek at next month’s Milano Salone.

  • Paris Hilton Watches

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    Because I feel my site needs to add to the internet’s discussion of Paris Hilton and her endeavors, here then is a new Paris Hilton line of watches for Japanese company Ueni, maker of teen jewelry and accessories. Via Marxy.

  • Sokenbicha Tote Bags

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    The Sokenbicha line of tea recently had a promotion where they presented a series of tote bags (click on the orange button to see them) from various Japanese creators. The one above is by Kiiiiiii‘s Reiko!

  • Heso

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    HESO is a free bilingual culture magazine that you can pick up around town (at these places). The current issue is #11, but this is the first I hear of it. I’ll try finding an issue soon. Yuki has an illustration in the current issue.

  • Gonzo to Start Streaming New Titles

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    Looks like it’s suddenly going to be that much easier to follow new anime series that air here in Japan. GDH, parent company of Gonzo, are going to start releasing new series online (hosted on YouTube, Crunchyroll, and BOST) simultaneously with their Japanese TV air date, and including English subtitles. The first two series to…

  • Kite Liberator Trailer

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    There’s a trailer out for the film KITE LIBERATOR, a sequel to Yasuomi Umetsu’s KITE. I’ve never seen the original film, but according to Imprint Talk, it caused a bit of a stir when it was originally released, back in 1998, getting censored or banned in a few countries. Umetsu was responsible for the visual…

  • PingMag: YMCK

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    I know a lot of YMCK fans read this site, so this should make them happy: PingMag interviews the band’s Takeshi Yokemura.

  • Parallel Strokes

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    I already posted about Ian Lynam‘s book on type/graffiti creators, PARALLEL STROKES, but I really wanted to mention it again since I got my copy today (which I ordered from the site), and it really is a great little book that I think a lot of readers of this site would enjoy. Support small publishers…