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Month: March 2005

  • MM Versus Sadako

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    Idol group Morning Musume watch RING in front of cameras, and squeal like there’s no tomrrow (be patient, takes a while to load). Link via Waxy.

  • Yuki

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    I love Yuki — shhhh… don’t tell my wife. The images are from two of her latest posts, “Slave to Fashion” and “Full Feeds.”

  • Amaztype

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    Oh my. Keita Kitamura and Yugo Nakamura have created Amaztype, a search engine that goes through Amazon and displays results as, well, have a look for yourself. Link via Design Observer.

  • Radio OK Fred 5

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    Radio OK Fred 5 is now up. You can access the old shows here, and subscribe to the podcast feed. Also, the order pages at the OK FRED site have been updated, so you can order the fifth issue (pictured above) directly from them. As for buying it in shops, it should be readily available…

  • Gridskipper Guest Editor

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    I’m going to be guest editor next week at Gridskipper, and I’d love to hear from you: any tips, suggestions, recommendations on things to do, check out, or even avoid in your city (or any place you’ve been to). I’ve got Tokyo covered, and I have travelled quite a bit, but any cool tips would…

  • Uniqlo Creative Award 2005

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    Pics from the “Uniqlo Creative Award 2005” exhibition at Spiral in Aoyama.

  • Design Work in Japan

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    I get a surprising amount of mail from designers asking me advice on how to come and work in Japan, and it’s not usually something I can be of much help with. So I’m putting up this post as a way of getting feedback from any non-Japanese designers that have managed to come here and…

  • We’re #1

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    Can you spare some change? Tokyo remains the most expensive city in the world in terms of cost of living, a report released Tuesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit revealed. (Kyodo News)

  • Canada Goes Wild

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    Canada’s Design Exchange organization — they promote the work of Canadian designers — is organizing the “Canada Goes Wild” event at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo (March 31) and at the World Expo in Aichi (April 7). Pictured above is the new stamp from Canada Post to commemorate the Expo. Here’s the official site for…

  • Art MoCo

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    The MoCo network has just launched a new site: Art MoCo, “a web magazine featuring modern contemporary art news and views.” I’ll probably be posting things there from time to time.