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Category: Stores

  • iPods at 7-11

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    Can they get any more ubiquitous? If you’re in Japan later this month you may be able to duck into a 7-11 convenience store and order an iPod. Macworld UK reports a UPI story that Apple has cut a deal with Japan’s largest convenience store group to sell five iPod models, including the iPod nano,…

  • Zest Records R.I.P.

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    Zest Records has closed down — the last nail in the coffin of the Shibuya-kei scene? More from Marxy.

  • The World Chico

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    Ken Mizutani, noticing that I tend to mention tees here a lot (still waiting for my Threadless order to come in), recently contacted me to talk about his UK-based online store/label called The World Chico. More than just a store featuring cool t-shirts, they also started an exhibition project that sounds interesting. Here’s more from…

  • The Latest Gas

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    A couple of Gas happenings: Gas is bringing its “Traveling Gas Shop” to Picasso 347 in Shibuya on September 30. You’ll be able to find pretty much everything that Gas has a hand in (books, DVDs, shirts, iPod cases), and exhibitions will take place in the attached “Hello Gas Gallery.” The store itself, designed by…

  • Nadiff

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    Walking down the stairs to enter Nadiff/Cafe Crepuscule in Aoyama/Harajuku.

  • Over My Dead Sony

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    And things get even more interesting regarding the Japan iTunes Music Store — take it to the man! I imagine Marxy will have a few choice words on the subject. Last week Apple launched its iTunes Music Store in Japan with great success, becoming the number one such service in the country. Now Japanese musicians…

  • Selling a Million

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    Looks like the Japan iTunes Music Store is off to a good start! Apple today announced that its iTunes Music Store in Japan has sold more than one million songs from since its launch four days ago. With over 90 percent of the songs priced at ¥150 per song, the iTunes Music Store in Japan…

  • iTunes Music Store Japan

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    As expected, Apple has finally launched the iTunes Music Store in Japan. Tracks are going for 150 and 200 yen, which is the more expensive than all the other international stores, with 1 million songs available at launch.