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  • Juice Packaging by Fukasawa

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    I know I’m late on this — I spotted it a while back at CScout Japan, and then at a few other sites, but forgot to do a post on it. Naoto Fukasawa designs a few juice boxes — the Takara Banana one is the only one that has made it to stores so far.

  • Last Week at MoCo Loco

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    Just realized that I forgot to link to my Tokyo post at MoCo Loco last week. It covered more Milan-shown items, including works from Toshiyuki Kita, Arihiro Miyake, Shigeru Ban, and Jin Kuramoto.

  • Audrey Kawasaki Exhibition

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    Artist Audrey Kawasaki has an exhibition that starts tomorrow (running until May 16) at the Space Yui gallery in Aoyama, and she previews the works in this LiveJournal entry. Via Boing Boing.

  • Venom Palette in Tokyo

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    Swedish illustrator Daniel Johansson, otherwise known as Venom Palette, will have a show this coming week (May 8-14) at the Design Festa Gallery in Harajuku. Some of you may remember that I featured a piece Daniel created for PKN Gothenburg a while back over at PechaKucha Daily.

  • Higashiya Closes, Still Reviewed

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    How strange: the beautiful teahouse and sweets shop in Nakameguro Higashiya is about to close its doors (not sure on the date, but soon), yet it gets a “recommendation” post on Cool Hunting, with no mention of said closing.

  • Alone in Tokyo

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    “Alone in Tokyo” is a beautifully shot short film by Philip Bloom, covering some very familiar Tokyo scenery, but done in a very tasteful — and stunning — way. If your machine can handle it, I recommend watching in HD and full-screen. Via Craig.

  • All Things Ordinary

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    All Things Ordinary is a beautiful new photography zine from LA, and the just-launched first issue features photos by Kenshu Shintsubo — he’s contributed works to many Japanese magazines, as well as Purple Fashion and Paris Vogue. You can purchase the issue online.

  • TiltShift Generator

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    Takayuki Fukatsu — creator of the indispensable iPhone app Toy Camera — has a new app in the works, TiltShift Generator. As you may have guessed, it will give a tilt-shift effect to your shots (as picture above). It won’t be an iPhone app though. Update: Here’s an interview with Takayuki. Via PSFK.

  • Spring 2009 Anime

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    Longtime readers may remember that I used to write a regular column on anime for a site called TokyoQ — along with a design column — and even after the demise of that site, I still tried to check in on new series every season, following the ones I found interesting. Over the past few…

  • TOO49

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    And if a housing complex is more realistic than a proper home, how about Japanese architecture studio 16A‘s TOO49 in Haginaka, Tokyo. Designboom gives you a tour.