Monthly Archives: February 2005

Jenkins Biography

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Jean Snow

If you live in Japan, you definitely know who Charles Jenkins is, as he’s been a constant presence on the news in recent years because of the North Korean kidnapping situation. TIME’s Tokyo bureau chief and senior editor Jim Frederick … Continue reading →

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Korean Independent Cinema 2005

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Jean Snow

Oh my, this sounds excellent — and kudos for including English subtitles! Following last year’s premiere, the second edition of this very good event is again happening at Image Forum. The program this time is made up of four feature … Continue reading →

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One Week & Three Items

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Jean Snow

Jesper is organizing an exhibition for some of the creations of Kouichi Okamoto called “One Week & Three Items” in Gothenburg, Sweden. Here’s some more info: Next Century Modern & Tokyo Style in Gothenburg presents the exhibition One Week & … Continue reading →

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Shopping in Tokyo

Posted on February 25, 2005 by Jean Snow

Momus is back in town, and he has a new audio blog up: “Shopping in Tokyo.” I notice he bought the watch I’ve been eyeing for months now. D’oh.

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Aoyama Street Art

Posted on February 25, 2005 by Jean Snow

A sign in Aoyama, in front of the Spiral building.

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Japan Media Arts Festival

Posted on February 24, 2005 by Jean Snow

Been wanting to mention this here for a while now, and I’m finally reminded of it by this REALTOKYO entry: The festival is held for the eighth time this year, and as an art fan I’m again most interested in … Continue reading →

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The Feeds

Posted on February 24, 2005 by Jean Snow

I’ve been wanting to use the new “Page” feature of WP 1.5 to list the feeds, but I’m having a slight problem — I think I know why, just need to play around with some stuff. In the meantime, here … Continue reading →

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Sticker Post

Posted on February 24, 2005 by Jean Snow

A post with stickers in Aoyama.

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PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in 2003 as an event for young creatives to meet, network, and show their work in public, using the PechaKucha 20x20 format. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world.

PauseTalk is a Tokyo-based series of events that take place at Cafe Pause on the first Monday of every month, with a start time of 20:00. The idea is to create a forum where creatives can get together and discuss their own projects, as well as cultural currents of the city. The next edition is May 6.

We hereby define a new term, that of the magaziner, described as a person who exerts an unhealthy amount of love for all things magazine. The Magaziner is a site that mostly focuses on the intersection between magazines and the digital frontier, and what it means for the medium.

The Codex is an almost weekly podcast featuring an eclectic mix of music, hosted by Jean Snow and recorded live in Tokyo. Complete playlists for all episodes are posted on the website, and you can subscribe to RSS feeds of posts and episodes. The show is also in the iTunes Store.