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  • Arcade Mania Website

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    The deluge of Arcade Mania news continues, this time to announce that the official book website is now up. Big thanks to Andrew Lee — the book’s art director — for his work on the site. Go on, and don’t forget to try and get one of those crane game prizes!

  • Arcade Mania Launch Party

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    Before I leave for China (I take off tomorrow), I want to make sure to get the word out about the launch party we’ll be having for Arcade Mania. It takes place Saturday, September 27 (19:00-23:00) at Cafe Pause in Ikebukuro. No free drinks unfortunately, but they will be cheap, and we’ll have lots of…

  • Arcade Mania in the Wild

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    Well look at this, copies of Arcade Mania at Kinokuniya in Umeda, Osaka. The photo was taken by Brian, who spotted. No book sightings for me yet, although admittedly I’ve only checked the Junkudo store in Ikebukuro. Also, below, Robert from Sweden imported the book from Amazon Japan and displays it proudly!

  • Wallpaper City Guide: Kyoto

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    Just the other day I was posting about a new Tokyo guide from Louis Vuitton, something I haven’t seen for myself, but one guide I have seen is one of the latest releases from Wallpaper‘s “City Guide” series, covering the city of Kyoto. I picked up the Tokyo edition when the series was first launched,…

  • CMP in NYC

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    Pictured, Craig pimping Chin Music Press releases at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Craig and Ashley will be giving a talk about Art Space Tokyo at Kinokuniya (Bryant Park) on the 23rd.

  • Yokai Attack Site

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    Still on the fence about purchasing Matt Alt’s Yokai Attack? Maybe the new book site will help convince you.

  • Arcade Mania, in English

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    I just wanted to clear something up, since I’ve gotten some mail about it — following this post, and a post I wrote on Game|Life. The version of Arcade Mania now on sale at Amazon Japan is indeed in English, and is the exact same edition that will be released worldwide in January.

  • The Bulletin of China Studies

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    This week is not just about the release of Arcade Mania, it also sees my wife’s first publication in a research journal (not counting university journals). My wife, Yuko, has had an article based on her current research published in the current issue (No. 8) of The Bulletin of China Studies (Chugoku Kenkyu Ronso). The…

  • Arcade Mania Now on Sale!

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    And it starts! Arcade Mania is now available for purchase on Amazon Japan! Buy a copy, hell, buy two, you never know when you might lose one. The book sells for 2,100 yen, and that’s with free shipping if you live in Japan — remember, Amazon Japan does ship internationally. If you prefer to wait…

  • Louis Vuitton City Guide Tokyo

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    Come next month, you’ll have another Tokyo travel guide to consider, this time in the form of the latest addition to Louis Vuitton’s recently launched “City Guide” series. The Tokyo guide comes out October 15, and will be available at LV stores, an from the LV website.