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Category: City Life

  • Bosozuku Bentos

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    From Travellers’ Tales, the Far Eastern Economic Review’s blog: How do you find entrepreneurial employees in Japan? The founder of a leading boxed-lunch seller has found the answer. According to the latest issue of Japan Entrepreneur Report, the head of Tamagoya, Sugihara Isatsugu, hires school dropouts and juvenile delinquents rather than college graduates. Because they…

  • mYwaY

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    LDK has news (and pics) of the new Trico produced store, mYwaY, located in CODAN Shinonome, a “new housing development project in a Tokyo waterfront area.”

  • Julian Opie Exhibition

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    I’m not really familiar with Julian Opie’s previous work, but I like the image I’ve seen (“Hijiri, Actress 4”) that will be included in the following show: Julian Opie takes the everyday mundane and transforms it into the, er, universal mundane. A model of a car is not just a model but, says London’s Tate…

  • Blythe Exhibition

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    At Spiral right now: “Blythe Anniversary Exhibition – Cinema Princess.” The mysterious Blythe dolls are getting a “Cinema Princess” makeover by various artists and designers to celebrate their anniversary. (TAB) It starts today, and ends June 5. Also, last week’s METROPOLIS had a cover feature on Blythe.

  • Seleqlo

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    The outside display in front of Rocket Gallery during the Seleqlo shop/event. I went on the last day, and still found nothing but lameness.

  • Museums

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    THE JAPAN TIMES has a piece on the Yoshio Taniguchi exhibition, “Museums,” currently taking place at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.

  • 100 Best Posters Exhibition

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    You know, I’m all about free exhibitions: After being exhibited for one week at “Marucube” inside Maru Building, the “100 best posters” selected in a contest that has been held annually in Germany since 30 years, are gracing the fence surrounding the construction site of the Shin Maru Building (due to open in 2007). Since…

  • Studio Poco Exhibition

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    A photography exhibition by Studio Poco in the room adjacent to the Lapnet Ship gallery in Harajuku.

  • Threadless Sale

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    My favorite online tee shop, Threadless, has every tee on sale for $10 until June 6. Go, shop, enjoy! I’m probably going to pick up a few.

  • A Take on the Blogosphere

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    The Japanese blogoshpere is catching up, or then again maybe it isn’t (read the comment by Marxy at the bottom). Update: And the discussion continues.