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  • Zonies Live Report

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    Patrick Benny went to the first show by the Zonies, a new band featuring Yasuharu Konishi, of Pizzicato Five fame. Patrick writes up a full report.

  • MUJI Goes Upscale

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    Marxy tells me that MUJI is planning a new shop in Shinjuku that will only sell higher priced products — an upscale MUJI if you will. Looks like it may be called MUJI Shinjuku Piccadilly. Update: The store will be inside a new shopping center called Shinjuku Piccadilly, which opens July 19.

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    OK Fred returns with another “Gorilla Store,” again at OK Fred HQ, and this time in collaboration with Assistant and PMKFA‘s It’s Our Thing. Expect a very eclectic collection of items on sale. The store will be open Saturday and Sunday (June 14-15), 14:00-19:00. Chris Palmieri’s band, Dryfishbutterfly, is having a gig this Sunday (June…

  • Hip Lounging Japan

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    Nice to see that my Swedish compadres Next Century Modern are included in the book Hip Lounging Japan, for their work with Thoms & Nilsson on the Absolut Icebar in Tokyo. I’d like to go through the book to see what else gets included.

  • A to Z to Y to J

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    Me and the wife at the A to Z cafe in Aoyama this past Saturday, taken by my friend Julie.

  • Absent City

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    This past Friday night I attended the reception for Assistant‘s “Absent City” exhibition, held at their office in Shinjuku. The show runs until June 12.

  • Generate Pipeline

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    Japanese online retailer Generate has just launched Pipeline, a design discussion site. Pipeline [is] a space where we [can] share designs with you, and you with us. A space where you can find the latest ideas, discuss/rate them, and even be notified when they become Generate products (at a special pipeline discount, of course). We’ve…

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    Photographer Katrin Paul has a new solo show, “20070714_No4,” at Youkobo Art Space. The opening reception is tomorrow night (June 7, 18:00-20:00), and the show runs until June 15. Gelman’s Minimal Tokyo Lounge heads to Club WOMB next week (June 13, 23:00-5:00), taking over the first floor lounge.

  • PauseTalk Vol. 22

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    Thanks to everyone who made it out to this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 22). It was a great group, and gave us a chance to cover some interesting projects and ideas (and thank you Julie for the above photo). Below, as always, is the list of participants. Next month’s edition is scheduled for July…

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    Tomorrow (June 6) marks the opening of a new exhibition by Assistant, “Absent City,” but this time held at their office. The preview starts at 19:00, and the show runs until June 12. Catch the “Through a Panel Darkly” Swedish cartoonist exhibition at the Embassy of Sweden, until June 22. It still a ways off,…