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  • Brokenfotografy

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    I think Warren really is onto something when he talks about 2009 as the year of POD (print-on-demand). I’ve seen quite a few very nice projects take that route of late, and the latest is by Tokyo-based photographer Stephen Lebovits. His Brokenfotografy – Volume 1 is now being offered through Blurb.

  • 20 Japanese Architects

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    20 Japanese Architects is a new book by Roland Hagenberg that covers, well, 20 Japanese architects and their works through a series of interviews. Now for the bad news, it seems that the English/Chinese tome is currently only available in Taiwan, and there is no way — for now — to order it online. Via…

  • The End of an Era for CMP

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    Over at the Chin Music Press blog, Craig Mod announces that he’s leaving the company to concentrate on “online projects and startups.” Here’s wishing him the best of luck with his new endeavors!

  • Good Things Come in Threes

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    I definitely love seeing this: Matt Alt’s Yokai Attack, Arcade Mania, and Patrick Macias‘ Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno on display together at Kinokuniya in Shinjuku. Yes, good things do come in threes. Via Matt’s blog.

  • Arcade Mania in French

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    Some more great news on the Arcade Mania front: I’m very happy to announce that the book is getting a French edition! The scheduled release date is June, and it will be published by Pix’n Love. This of course means a release in France, but I’m hoping other French-speaking territories — including Canada — will…

  • Kansei Exhibition with so+ba

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    Catch a smaller version of the “Kansei” exhibition — held last December in Paris — at Spiral in Aoyama, until January 28. It will include a book created by so+ba for the Japanese Printing Association.

  • Bape and SV

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    Two things you would want to pick up: Rizzoli’s gorgeous book on A Bathing Ape, and the latest issue of Studio Voice (398). Holding said products in the photos above, that would be the lovely Marie, who did translations for both.

  • Arcade Mania Gets Second Printing

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    Some very good news on the Arcade Mania front: the book has just gone into second printing! Huge thanks to everyone who has helped make this happen by buying a copy.

  • Inside Wired

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    Here’s a look at the page in the current issue of Wired with the Arcade Mania mention. Definitely nice to see!

  • Arcade Mania Is Wired

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    Good news on the Arcade Mania front: the book was picked up for the January issue of Wired (17.01), as part of its “Playlist” corner — Wired‘s equivalent to monthly picks. And this gives me another opportunity to remind everyone that the book is available pretty much everywhere now.