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  • Braniff Airline Expo

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    A couple of weeks ago I read about the latest exhibition happening at the Parco Museum in Shibuya (part of the renewal celebrations of Parco Part 3) covering the very funky designs of legendary airline Braniff International. As often happens if I don’t immediately write about something, it slipped my mind, but luckily a post…

  • Dotmov 2004

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    Just got this latest info on the upcoming DOTMOV 2004 festival, organized by the people behind Shift. I’m really getting excited about this. DOTMOV Festival 2004 is a digital film festival that aims to discover talented creators, and provide them with an opportunity to show their work. Total submission was 385 works from 31 countries…

  • Onedotzero_nippon 2004

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    Onedotzero_nippon 2004 is almost upon us, taking place October 1-3 for the first time at Spiral Hall (in past years it took place at the Tokyo International Forum). Following Tokyo, the event will also be happening in Sapporo and Fukuoka this year (see the site for more info). The schedule for the Tokyo event can…

  • An Afternoon in Ginza, Yurakucho, and Marunouchi

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    Last Saturday I left early in the afternoon for Ginza to have a look at this month’s Ginza Graphic Gallery exhibition, “Graphic Wave 2004” (more here). After that, I slowly made my way to the Apple Store, comfortably walking in the middle of the street as it was closed off from car traffic. At the…

  • Takemura Nobukazu

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    Just a quick reminder that Takemura Nobukazu will be performing at the Apple Store in Ginza tonight. It starts at 7. Definitely looking forward to this.

  • Duty Free 0!

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    Tomorrow (Sunday) sees Kiiiiiii in action again (as well as bands Pushpin and Ikebana, and some DJs), this time at SuperDeluxe. The show goes from 4 to 9 (Kiiiiiii are first on stage), and costs 2500 yen, including a drink. The SuperDeluxe site also mentions that there will be “interesting and original goods for your…

  • Graphic Wave 2004

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    I’m taking a breather at the Apple Store in Ginza (the new iMac looks even better up close), coming from this month’s exhibition at the Ginza Graphic Gallery: Graphic Wave 2004, featuring the works of Kudo Aoshi, GRAPH, and Namaiki. Autumn brings the annual Graphic Wave exhibition to the Ginza Graphic Gallery, this year under…

  • Purple Journal and OK Fred Event

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    Wouldn’t mind being in Paris for the following: PURPLE JOURNAL & OK FRED invite you 09/19th @ Purple Institute 6.30p.m – Reading of the Purple Journal by Eve Bitoune and Eve Couturier – Films by Cedrick Eymenier and Sebastien Jamain – Sound by Yoshihiro Hanno, Cedric Pin, Aoki Takamasa, Sebastien Roux Purple Institute 9 rue…

  • Central East Tokyo 2004

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    The Centreal East Tokyo 2004 event, associated with the upcoming Tokyo Designers Block, will be happening next week (September 17-26) Renamed “Central East Tokyo (CET)”, this fall again the “Tokyo Designers Block — Central East (TDB-CE)” invades the east of Tokyo, turning various vacant buildings and rooms across the area into venues of exhibitions and…

  • Apple Store Presence in Japan

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    More reporting on the Apple Store presence in Japan, with emphasis on the new opening in Osaka, and some news on future expansion: Apple expects the Osaka store to further emphasize the new high-brand sense that the computer company is building in Japan. The company confirmed at the opening that it will be adding another…