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  • Beams Tokyo Cultuart

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    Cscout Japan takes us on a tour of the newly opened Beams Tokyo Cultuart select shop in Harajuku — it’s part of the Beams empire of stores in the area. The product info browser — done through your iPhone — is a rather neat idea, especially that they’ve made it bilingual.

  • Almond Cafe Moves

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    Time to find a new meeting spot in Roppongi. Almond Cafe — the branch which has occupied that particular corner of the Roppongi intersection since 1964 — is closing tomorrow to make way for a new building (the current building is apparently too old). This article also notes that Almond was the first company in…

  • The Year in Art 2008

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    Ashley Rawlings offers part one of his review of the year in art for 2008 over at TABlog. Part two will follow in early January.

  • Bianchi Fretta-T BD-1

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    I’ve talked about my new bike, but today I realized that I hadn’t showed it yet, so here she is. It’s an older bike — a 2005 model of the Bianchi Fretta-T BD-1 — which I purchased from my friend Craig. I have been absolutely loving the ride I’m getting from it, and don’t particular…

  • Shimurabros

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    Shimurabros — composed of siblings Yuko and Kentaro Shimura — have produced some interesting works that mix various mediums, resulting in some arresting installations. You can see a few of their projects on their website, and you can catch their hibernation-themed work at the “Artlink in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse” event, which runs until February…

  • Pedal ID

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    Can’t afford a real track bike? Go for the Pedal ID Basic Set instead, a customizable mini version which you can then upgrade with various accessories (tires, chains, saddles, cranks, etc.) Better than Barbie! Via Craig.

  • PauseTalk Vol. 27

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    I’m a bit late on this, but I realized today that I never put up a follow-up post after the December edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 27). It was actually a bit of a strange evening, with a very low attendance, and the people who did show up were pretty much all veterans, and it mostly…

  • Fashion Trends of 2008 in Japan

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    It’s the end of the year, so time to look back on 2008, and if Japanese consumer trends and fashion are your thing, then Mekas’ “2008: The Year in Trends” feature is for you. Also includes great photography by Sean Wood.

  • Louis Vuitton at Comme des Garcons

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    Cyril “King of Miami” Duval writes a piece on the “Louis Vuitton at Comme des Garcons” temporary concept store in Aoyama for the latest issue of 032c. You can read it here (click on the image).

  • White Rabbits, Naked Tokyo

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    I unfortunately couldn’t make it to the “Naked Tokyo” photography group exhibition opening earlier this week, and looks like I missed Max — who has some photos in the show — bringing the White Rabbit Press mascot to life. You can see more examples on his Flickr photostream. The “Naked Tokyo” show ends today.