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  • Graphic Wave 2005

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    I don’t mention the monthly GGG exhibitions much because I automatically visit them (remember, I use this site as a reminder of things I want to see), but I should point out that September sees the “Graphic Wave 2005” show, which you’ll probably want to see. In September 2005 the Ginza Graphic Gallery will hold…

  • Maisen

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    Maisen is an old restaurant in Aoyama that specializes in tonkatsu (fried pork), and I absolutely love the place. The tonkatsu is so tender that it literally melts in your mouth.

  • Digiki at Enban

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    Digiki (you’re all downloading his POLYPUNK podcast, right) will be performing live next Tuesday (September 6) at Koenji’s Enban, alongside Hot Troche. See Patrick’s Agenda for more details.

  • K-Spray International Tour

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    Get a taste of live stenciling! ‘K-Spray’, sponsored by shoe company K-Swiss, and curated by artist Ghetto Kitty, will bring the medium of stenciling to Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. This stencil tour promises to be the most comprehensive documentation of this burgeoning genre. The three artists participating in the progressive tour, Logan Hicks…

  • The Best of Japanese Horror

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    The Japan Foundation is at it again, showing some Japanese classics — this time with a focus on horror — on the big screen with English subtitles for a very reasonable 600 yen. Volume four of The Japan Foundation’s popular series of Japanese film screenings with English subtitles gathers some of the best horror stories…

  • Usagi-chang Night Fever!! Vol. 0003

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    Patrick went to the Usagi-chang Night Fever Vol. 0003 event last week, and he has a long post (and pics) to prove it.

  • The Good Design Presentation 2005

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    Wanna catch this year’s Good Design prize winners? The Good Design Prize is part of the Good Design Product Selection System, established in 1957 by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. It is Japan’s only comprehensive valuation and recommendation system for design products. The Good Design Prize is one of a kind, surpassing other international…

  • Mobile Phones Vs. Smoking

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    Who would have imagined that keitai use would lead to a healthier lifestyle! From Japan Today: The number of junior high and high school students who own cell phones is increasing, and there is a high chance that phone bills are weighing on the money they spend on cigarettes Kenji Hayashi, head of the research…

  • Shobo Shobo BBQ

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    If you’ve been enjoying the Shobus Diary, the following events are going to be a nice way to take in the Shobo Shobo experience live. For about one month, Shobo Shobo mastermind Mehdi Hercman is traveling all across Japan in a bus, together with O.lamm, Domotic and some other folks of the French label Active…

  • Over My Dead Sony

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    And things get even more interesting regarding the Japan iTunes Music Store — take it to the man! I imagine Marxy will have a few choice words on the subject. Last week Apple launched its iTunes Music Store in Japan with great success, becoming the number one such service in the country. Now Japanese musicians…