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  • Dr. Sketchy’s Exhibition Party

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    I posted not too long ago about the Tokyo edition of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, and this time it’s for an event organized by the group that doesn’t involve sketching. “Dr. Sketchy’s Exhibition Party” will showcase the works of participants — including pieces by Dr. Sketchy founder Molly Crabapple — with a few cabaret performances…

  • Hive Cafe

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    Headed out to Iidabashi tonight to meet up with the TAB/AQ crew to celebrate the birthday of TAB staffer extraordinaire Kaori. We went to Hive Cafe (1F Grand Plus, 4-7-4 Iidabashi), newly opened this week, and from the same owner of the terrific Boulangerie A in Sanbancho (near Co-Lab). It was quite the feast!

  • Hakoniwa Bar

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    Another year, another end of Tokyo Design Week, and another departure by Jesper. This time he was accompanied by his Next Century Modern crew — Ola and Christopher — and it was a pleasure to meet them for the first time. They organized a farewell party last Friday night in Nakameguro at a cool little…

  • The End of Yellow

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    Imprint Talk is reporting that seminal Tokyo club Yellow is set to close its doors for good this month. The final events will be held June 20-21. Tokyo electronic fans were shocked to find out the club Spacelab Yellow, a club that has been packing them in for the pass 17 years. is now closing.…

  • Hip Lounging Japan

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    Nice to see that my Swedish compadres Next Century Modern are included in the book Hip Lounging Japan, for their work with Thoms & Nilsson on the Absolut Icebar in Tokyo. I’d like to go through the book to see what else gets included.

  • PingMag: Tokyo’s Retrogaming Bars

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    PingMag takes us on a tour of Shinjuku’s retrogaming themed bars (8-bit Cafe and 16 Shots).

  • Gundam-inspired Bars

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    Mixing anime with nightlife — and not in a kinky way — Akihabara sees the opening of two Gundam-inspired bars, one supporting the Federation Forces, the other the Zeon faction. The themed interior features costumed staff (of course), with a menu that pays tribute to various characters. Anime News Network has more details, and here’s…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Nakataku Lounge Tokyo Design Week 2007 You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Kotaku Tokyo Party

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    With most of the Kotaku editors in town for the Tokyo Game Show, it’s only natural that they’d organize some sort of Kotaku shindig. It happens tomorrow night (September 18) at Mother in Shimokitazawa. Here are more details: For those keen on attending, here is the info you’ve been waiting for! We’ll be having the…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Tokyo Game Bars Get Hoppy You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).