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Month: June 2008
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TOO49 Housing Complex
Dezeen posts a few photos of the TOO49 housing complex, from architects 16A. The complex is located near Tokyo’s Haneda airport.
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Fukutoshin Under Construction
Curtis Christophersen has a rather nice photoset of the Fukutoshin line under construction, but over and underground. For more info on the new line, see my previous post.
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This Week at MoCo Loco
My weekly Tokyo for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering the “Interior Lifestyle” show (at Tokyo Big Sight until today), Takafumi Nemoto‘s Lessev, and the Plusminuszero Umbrella.
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PingMag: LED Signage in Tokyo
PingMag offers up a tour of LED signage in Tokyo.
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Neojaponisme: Hanna Fushihara Aron
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Neojaponisme posts an interview with New York-based artist and curator Hanna Fushihara Aron.
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Extreme Moderation at Japan Today
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Max writes a rather interesting post on the “extreme” moderation he’s encountered in the comment threads of Japan Today. Max had one of his photos featured on the site this week, and was told that he must stop commenting in that very thread.
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Fukutoshin Line
Japan Probe has a nice report on the new subway line that opens this Saturday. I’m actually really excited, because it means I’ll be able to get to Shibuya in just 11 minutes, and also way more quickly to Omotesando. A few facts: The Fukutoshin Line is the 13th Tokyo-area subway line. Construction of the…
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The End of Yellow
Imprint Talk is reporting that seminal Tokyo club Yellow is set to close its doors for good this month. The final events will be held June 20-21. Tokyo electronic fans were shocked to find out the club Spacelab Yellow, a club that has been packing them in for the pass 17 years. is now closing.…