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  • Karaoke Kalk Night

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    For fans of the Karaoke Kalk label (of which I am): While the popularity of jam bands like M, M & W in Japan has to be credited primarily to the Organic Groove series, events in recent years tend to include also electronic music. Cologne-based Karaoke Kalk is one of the labels you’d consider virtually…

  • ART iT Posters

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    A couple of posters for the upcoming issue of ART iT, at the Junkudo bookstore in Ikebukuro. You can find out more about the issue in Ozaki Tetsuya’s latest column over at REALTOKYO.

  • Idee Service Station: RIP?

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    Heard from Marxy: the Idee Service Station in Yutenji is currently closed. Still no idea on whether this is permanent or not.

  • Instant Drawing machine

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    If you’re looking for something to do on Saturday, this looks like it would make for an interesting outing: INSTANT DRAWING MACHINE A Collaboration between NAKAOCHIAI GALLERY in Tokyo and TRIPLE BASE GALLERY in San FranciscoJULIA BARNES is taking NAKAOCHIAI GALLERY to the streets of Tokyo, where she’ll broadcast your dreams, wishes and imaginations LIVE…

  • Insect Kitty

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    Check out this hilarious post on the new Hello Kitty branded insect repellant.

  • Electroplankton Launch Event

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    The entrance to the event space.

  • Ikea in Japan

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    Patrick gets the scoop on when Ikea will be back in Japan — they’ve started building the shop in Yokohama, to be opened in 2006.

  • Electroplankton Launch Event

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    The launch event at the Laforet Museum for the Nintendo DS game ELECROPLANKTON. They had quite a few DSes on hand for you to test out the game, including quality headphones. The big screens projected visuals from the game, and a DJ was on hand. Other parts of the space had some of media artist…

  • TW: Tokyo Cafe Style

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    If you’re into the Tokyo cafe scene, you might want to pick the new issue of TOKYO WALKER (out today). The feature covers “Tokyo Cafe Style,” a look at the latest cafes to open in the city, a few trends, etc. It’s not the best of guides — I prefer the cafe guides they do…

  • An afternoon in Harajuku and Shibuya

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    I was going to just stay in Ikebukuro yesterday, run a few errands, taking it easy, but then Yuko had to go to Shibuya (more precisely, to the Todai Komaba campus) and so I went with her. I started out by going to Tower Records to check out the magazines, and it’s when I was…