Category: General

I got an email a few weeks ago asking for Japanese music recommendations, and the person who wrote was saying that I don’t seem to talk about music a lot on the site. That’s strange, as I’m constantly seeking sounds, and constantly enjoying them. I must say that after a few years of almost full…

I really want a pair of the limited edition Swiss Airlines Converse sneakers. They’re almost impossible to get though, as you need to buy a pair of Converse sneakers to enter a contest, and then only 100 pairs are given away.

You might want to check out the latest issue of THE FACE (April), as it features a flip cover with a 24 page feature on Japan. I did find that everything felt old, even though they’re proclaiming this to be what’s happening in Japan 2004. I mean, a blurb on Guitar Wolf? Come on. Features…

They could maybe shorten the title a tad, but the SKIP CITY International D-Cinema Festival does sound like something worth checking out. The whole complex in general sounds intriguing, and even though it’s in the burbs up north in Saitama, it’s not that long a train ride from Ikebukuro. Here’s the RT blurb: Opened in…

Download PDFs and make your own paper robots. Link via Boing Boing.

About that free wireless Internet at Starbucks I mentioned the other day, seems like we were actually catching waves from somewhere else. At the time, we were sitting at one of the 6 chair study tables they always have, which is located near the window. Yuko’s been going often since then, and the other day…

From Trends in Japan: The bestselling novel Deep Love was self-published in installments by the author on a website that offers content packaged for users of mobile phones. The story is about a 17-year-old girl named Ayu, who finds love through a chance encounter. The author, who calls himself Yoshi, created a website providing content…

Spring is in the air, and I thought I’d play with the color scheme a bit to reflect that. Paul, no worries, I didn’t even consider going pink this year. If you don’t see the links and icons in green, just hit your refresh button.

I mentioned seeing it in bookstores the other day, and last night I picked it up at Junkudo on my way back from work. It’s of course the latest CASA BRUTUS special, the second one covering Muji. It’s theme? “Muji Gorgeous!!” It’s all quite similar to what the previous special did, which is covering latest…

Big new update at the Midnight Eye site. And speaking of updates, the new issue (88) of Japanese online design magazine SHIFT is up.