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  • Famicom Manuals

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    As I wrote earlier, I’m a very happy owner of an NES Classic Edition, and I find it pretty neat that Nintendo has put online the original printed manuals for all 30 of the games included in the set. Even better though I think are the manuals for the Famicom. Picture, the cover to Japan’s…

  • Salaryman Art

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    Over the years we’ve certainly seen quite a few art projects that find inspiration in the Japanese salaryman, yet this latest series of works finds its own voice. Produced by Hiroaki Ito — a salaryman himself — the realistic paintings tend to portray the various demeaning aspects of this cultural touchstone. See more examples over at…

  • Bake’s Kyoto Shop

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    Bake sounds like a very interesting pastry shop/chain — read more about the company in this Spoon & Tamago post — and pictured here is its latest shop, located in Kyoto. Yup, those are Lego blocks that you see as part of the decor.

  • Record Day 2016

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    The West has Record Store Day, but for Japan, November 3 is “Record Day,” and for this year’s edition, Patrick shares some of his picks of special vinyl releases — you’ll find the full list of releases here.

  • Metahalf

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    Metafive — the supergroup that includes Cornelius and Towa Tei — has just released a new mini album called Metahalf. You’ll find more details in this Tokyo’s Coolest Sound post, and here’s a video for the first single, “Musical Chairs.”

  • PauseDraw for November 2016

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    PauseDrawers keep on drawing, with the next event set for November 27 at Shibaura House, the space which seems to have turned into the event’s regular venue (pictured, a previous PauseDraw held there). You’ll find more details on the Facebook event page.

  • Day Into Night

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    Lovely early morning shot taken from the base of Rainbow Bridge by Tokyo-based photographer Sean Brecht. Found via Canvas.

  • Soy Shape

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    I really love this video that shows how my buddy Duncan Shotton is putting together his latest product, the limited edition Soy Shape dipping dishes. As you’ll see, one of the difficult aspects of the process is the packaging, which is done by hand by Duncan and his lovely wife (pictured). Found via Canvas.