Video directed by Hiroshi Kizu, featuring dancer Masako Yasumoto. From Warren Ellis’ blog:

My weekly Tokyo post at MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Takumi’s Mini Chimney AM humidifier, Elecom’s EGG MOUSE, and Tokujin Yoshioka’s Heaven chair.

Chin Music Press has made a major update to the promotional site for ART SPACE TOKYO, now including a section that will offer the art maps found in the book as downloadable PDFs (a new one every two weeks or so). The maps are absolutely beautiful, and it’s great that they’re offering them for download like this — very useful, even if you own a copy of the book. The new site also features a blog.

Tokyo-based fashion designer Gozi has launched a site for both her Gozi label and UMI-1 label.

Our latest “Ask an Architect” column with architect Keiji Ashizawa is now up over at Neojaponisme, this time covering the topic of insulation.

Marxy’s new album, FORTY YEARS FROM NOW, is now out! I personally love it, but don’t take my word for it, go and check out the first single, “Cat vs. Mouse,” that also features vocals from Kiiiiiii’s UT. This post at the META no TAME blog includes links to some of the physical stores that carry it (as well as more tracks to sample), including links to the major digital download stores.

Time to stock up on t-shirts from Tokyo Art Beat’s “Tokyo Collection #3,” with all designs on sale for 2500 yen until the end of the month. And remember, all proceeds go to help finance TAB and its various projects.

PingMag interviews Ken Oyama about his passion for housing complexes. Oyama is behind the new photo book DANCHI NO KENKYU (AN ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING COMPLEXES).

In case you’re thinking that the lack of posts here have to do with me having fun during Japan’s Golden Week holiday, if only that were true. Since Saturday, I’ve been hit by a flu/stomach virus, and have barely left the futon.

Worst. GW. Ever.

It’s the big 30 for Digiki’s Polypunk podcast series, which you can download here. I’m a bit disappointed by the cover though — I think 30 deserves something better.

PingMag interviews illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, a name fans of anime and gaming should be be well familiar with.

Japan Today has a piece (from Kyodo News) that looks at the challenges MUJI faces in trying to expand in the US (”the company […] is committed to opening 30 to 40 stores across the United States in the next five years”).

The latest episode of Boing Boing TV covers TOKYOLOGY, a documentary that explores a few aspects of contemporary Japanese pop culture. The full documentary can be purchases on online here.

Digiki and Tokyo Fun Party are at it again, this time with the DRAFTPUNK EP. It’s available through all the major online stores, check here for all the links.

PingMag covers the artist-in-residence program offered by Tokyo Wonder Site.