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  • Tokyo Q Lounge Night

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    This Saturday night (February 19) will see the Tokyo Q (where I write a couple of columns on design and anime) Lounge Night! Tokyo Q presents an eclectic mix of funk, dub, desi, dub-tango, ska-boogaloo, polyphonic metal and other obscure genres from DJs Young Jeff (Play Label), Crustacean, Gangamati (Play Label and Dynastic Records), Sister…

  • Shibuya Apple Store

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    The following Japanese site reports that this Summer will see the opening of a new Apple Store in Shibuya. I still think they should have gone for Harajuku or Aoyama though. Link via Patrick.

  • Kami-Robo Expo 2005

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    H’action, who were behind last year’s great “Braniff Airline” exhibition, are getting ready for another promising event: “Kami-Robo Expo 2005.” What are Kami-Robo? “Robot fighters made from paper, measuring about 15 to 20 centimeters tall.” They even have their own back story, that gets mixed up with wrestling. Oh yeah, count me in. The exhibition…

  • Oazo

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    The other day I had a chance to check out the fairly recent Oazo shopping complex near Tokyo station, not far from the Marunouchi Building. Its biggest feature is the huge Maruzen bookstore. I must admit being quite impressed with the foreign book section on the top floor. Very nice selection of design and architecture…

  • Architecture as a Medium

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    The University of Tokyo is currently hosting “Architecture as a Medium: From Piranesi to Expo ’70.” What kinds of messages did architecture try to confer in the modern age, and how were they designed to fulfill that purpose? Every man-made object acts as a carrier of information to a certain degree. Architecture is no exception.…

  • Design Gallery

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    The current exhibition at Matsuya’s Design Gallery.

  • Underground Tokyo Guidebook

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    Tokyo Damage Report offers an underground guide to Tokyo, including detailed descriptions and addresses for things that are off the beaten path. I just quickly glanced at it, but it looks like is has some fun suggestions. Link via Boing Boing.

  • Time on Archilab

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    Time Asia has an article up on the MAM’s current “Archilab” exhibition.

  • An Afternoon in Ginza

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    I was just at the Ginza Graphic Gallery for its monthly exhibition, a show I wasn’t even sure I would take the time to check out. I just don’t really care for the esthetics of Balarinji, which is the reason I didn’t mention the show here. Balarinji’s John Moriarty has developed “a design signature that…

  • Graniph in Ikebukuro

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    For all you Graniph fans, please take note that they’ve now opened a shop in Ikebukuro’s Parco (6th floor). That’s going to be dangerous for me — I’m quite addicted to their tees.