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Category: Books

  • Japanese Rooms Wins iF Award

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    Photographer Sven Ingmar Thies sends me word that his Japanese Rooms book — I mentioned it a while back — was awarded the iF gold selection this year in the communication design (photo and book design) category. Congrats to Sven, and even more reason to pick up the book, which you can purchase online through…

  • Bape Book Launch at Colette

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    My friend Ian — editor of Tokyolife — sends me a few pics from from the launch party for his latest book, which covers all things Bape. It took place at the Colette store in Paris yesterday. The blue edition pictured above is exclusive to Colette, with the camo edition exclusive to Bape stores (Colette…

  • Neojaponisme: Yokai Attack!

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    What, you still haven’t bought Matt Alt’s Yokai Attack? Maybe this Neojaponisme piece will help convince you.

  • Arcade Mania Tonight

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    OK, I promise, this is the last mention of tonight’s Arcade Mania party at Cafe Pause. Really. Promise. It’s tonight. 19:00-23:00. Looking forward to it! Pictured, 6955 (Jason DeGroot), who took a break from Fez goings-on to prepare an awesome mix for tonight’s festivities.

  • Back in TYO to Party Like an Arcade Maniac

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    And I’m back! After a 9-day journey that had me deep in Mao-era communist glory, I have to say it’s good to be back home. And of course, just in time for tomorrow night’s launch party for Arcade Mania at Cafe Pause. I’m really looking forward to having a good time, seeing lots of people,…

  • Arcade Mania Website

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    The deluge of Arcade Mania news continues, this time to announce that the official book website is now up. Big thanks to Andrew Lee — the book’s art director — for his work on the site. Go on, and don’t forget to try and get one of those crane game prizes!

  • Arcade Mania Launch Party

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    Before I leave for China (I take off tomorrow), I want to make sure to get the word out about the launch party we’ll be having for Arcade Mania. It takes place Saturday, September 27 (19:00-23:00) at Cafe Pause in Ikebukuro. No free drinks unfortunately, but they will be cheap, and we’ll have lots of…

  • Arcade Mania in the Wild

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    Well look at this, copies of Arcade Mania at Kinokuniya in Umeda, Osaka. The photo was taken by Brian, who spotted. No book sightings for me yet, although admittedly I’ve only checked the Junkudo store in Ikebukuro. Also, below, Robert from Sweden imported the book from Amazon Japan and displays it proudly!