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Month: September 2008

  • New Feature: Game Discussion

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    I’ve been wanting to add more game-related content to the site, but was trying to find the right way to do so without alienating readers who come for coverage of the Tokyo/Japan design and cultural scene. One of the non-intrusive ways I’ll be doing so is by setting up discussion pages on games — new…

  • Smiling, Courtesy of the Xbox 360

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    Before attending last night’s PauseTalk, I was the Conrad Tokyo hotel in Shimbashi to attend a Microsoft Xbox 360 media event — I have posts over at Game|Life about the 360 price cut and Ninja Blade, with two more posts up later today. The point of this post is that I like the photo above…

  • Research Into Creativity

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    One of last night’s PauseTalkers was Adam Carstens, a researcher at the Globis graduate school of management here in Tokyo. He’s currently conducting research on the creative process inside Japanese companies, and is on the lookout for anyone with interesting stories to share. If you’d like to help, please get in touch with Adam.

  • PauseTalk Vol. 24

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    Thanks to everyone who made it out to last night’s PauseTalk (Vol. 24). Lots of talk about books this time, with Arcade Mania and Yokai Attack getting a lot of attention — thanks to the presence of art director Andrew Lee — and Remo Camerota previewing the soon-to-be-released Graffiti Japan. Below, a list of all…

  • Catching Up on Contemporary Art in Japan

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    The Art Space Tokyo blog shares a long list of interesting links covering articles and features from recent months on the contemporary art scene in Japan.

  • PauseTalk Tonight

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    Just a reminder that tonight (September 1) marks this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 24) at Cafe Pause in Ikebukuro. Start time is 20:00, as always.

  • Tokyo Boys Bravo

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    You’ve read his gig reports, and bought plenty of used CDs from him, now you can catch Patrick Benny (Chipple) spin some discs at the “Tokyo Boys Bravo” event at Koenji Connection on September 12 (from 19:00). He plans to play “techno-kayō, vocal pop of the 80’s either produced by or reminding of YMO, and…