Tag Archives: Tohoku

PechaKucha x ArchiAid

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jean Snow

Thanks for giving. We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Japan, but quite a few people were in a giving mood last night for our special “PechaKucha x ArchiAid” event, held at our regular PK home here in Tokyo, SuperDeluxe. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Events | Tagged ArchiAid, Atelier Bow-Wow, Corse House, Inspire Japan, Kerensa Purvis, PechaKucha, Reconstruction, SuperDeluxe, Tohoku, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto | Comments Off

March 11: Inspire Japan iBook

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Jean Snow

Today is March 11, which marks the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan both with its initial impact, and with the nuclear scare that followed, and that continues to worry us. Last year, about a month after … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Books, Design, Events, Meta | Tagged 20x20, 3/11, ArchiAid, Architecture for Humanity, iBook, Inspire Japan, Kathmandu, March 11, PechaKucha, Tohoku | Leave a comment

PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in 2003 as an event for young creatives to meet, network, and show their work in public, using the PechaKucha 20x20 format. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world.

PauseTalk is a Tokyo-based series of events that take place at Cafe Pause on the first Monday of every month, with a start time of 20:00. The idea is to create a forum where creatives can get together and discuss their own projects, as well as cultural currents of the city. The next edition is May 6.

We hereby define a new term, that of the magaziner, described as a person who exerts an unhealthy amount of love for all things magazine. The Magaziner is a site that mostly focuses on the intersection between magazines and the digital frontier, and what it means for the medium.

The Codex is an almost weekly podcast featuring an eclectic mix of music, hosted by Jean Snow and recorded live in Tokyo. Complete playlists for all episodes are posted on the website, and you can subscribe to RSS feeds of posts and episodes. The show is also in the iTunes Store.