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Month: June 2008

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Noritake 60’s latest dish collection, a look at the glass works of Tokujin Yoshioka, and the “Wooden Chairs for Daily Life” exhibition.

  • iPhone in Japan Goes to Softbank

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    Well, it’s official — even though I think we pretty much guessed it from the get go — the iPhone will be released through Softbank in Japan. Still no word on when the phone will be go on sale though, or even pricing.

  • 94.3%

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    Marxy over at Clast examines how a ridiculous survey report conned the media into believing that 94.3% of Japanese women in their twenties own a piece of Louis Vuitton.

  • More Yuki Nakano Works on Display

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    Yuki has another show of her works, this time at Cafe U_U near Korakuen. Lots more photos in this blog post.

  • 101TOKYO Changing

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    Seems like there are some big changes afoot over at the 101TOKYO camp, with Digiki leaving the fold. He talks about it over on his blog. The Art Space Tokyo blog talks about the changes as well. Pictured up top is Digiki’s latest single, “Draftpunk.” Update (16/11/27): The image is no longer available.

  • Samurai.fm Tokyo Showcase

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    Check out the Samurai.fm site for Max Mackee’s “Tokyo Showcase,” the first of a series of projects that will focus on a single city. Lots of other good stuff to listen to there as well. Thanks, Martin!

  • PauseTalk Tonight

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    Just a reminder that tonight (June 2) marks this month’s edition of PauseTalk at Cafe Pause in Ikebukuro. Start time is 20:00, as always.

  • Shu Uemura Omotesando Boutique

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    The Shu Uemura store on Omotesando. The brand is currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of this, its first boutique, and the art direction for the latest line is by Tokyo-based Gwenael Nicolas. This month will also see a special exhibition for the brand at the Mori Art Museum.