Jean Snow [.net]

Month: September 2005

  • Xbox in Harajuku

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    Xbox in Harajuku? Microsoft, face facts, no one in Japan is interested in the Xbox, and I doubt that even something like this could possibly turn things around. Microsoft is in the midst of constructing a $400,000+ building in Tokyo for its upcoming next-generation hardware. It’s currently draped in a huge sheet emblazoned with the…

  • Global Players

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    Another good chance to catch some of the “German Year” festivities. Here’s an event that should perfectly suit all those who still don’t know what the “German year” is all about. The “Global Players” project incorporates exhibitions by German artists at 13 galleries located in the greater Ginza area, as wel as symposiums and performances…

  • Sony Joins the iTunes Party

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    Looks like Sony finally gave in! Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc plans to provide songs to the iTunes Music Store in Japan managed by Apple Computer Inc, a rival of its parent company over portable digital music players, Sony Music officials said. Sony Music and Apple are working out the details of a possible deal,…

  • Geisai #8

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    The next Geisai event is coming up, on 9/11 of all days! The image included in this post is the cover of a booklet you can pick up in most bookstores (I spotted it at Junkudo the other day). Geisa is an art festival that aims for more communication in the art world. At the…

  • Tommy heavenly6

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    Today’s soundtrack on a rain-filled day: the debut album by Tommy heavenly6 (beware: clicking on the link brings you to a ridiculously noisy site). I’ve been vocal about how I’ve grown tired of what Tommy february6 was doing (what was fun at first turned into something very uninspired), but I did get a kick out…

  • The Rain

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    Damn rain! I was planning on going out to Ginza today, for my monthly gallery tour, to stop at the Apple Store to get my iBook looked at (one speaker doesn’t work properly), and to record my first Tokyo Boy podcast. Well, doing all that in the rain just doesn’t sound too enticing, so I’ll…

  • Art Autonomy Network

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    Do a lot of you make it out to Yokohama for art-related events? I do often notice events happening at the BankART 1929 venue that I’d really like to see, but going there is such a time/money investment that I never end up going. BankART 1929 Yokohama has become an epicentre of Yokohama’s cultural life…

  • Urasawa Talks Pluto

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    I just found this Asahi article in which Naoki Urasawa talks about his latest manga series, PLUTO. This is the first time I find anything in English concerning the creator talking about his work.