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Kodomo no Shiro

Feb 10, 2005

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A statue by Taro in front of the Kodomo no Shiro building in Aoyama.

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Influenza

Feb 8, 2005

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Jean Snow

in Personal

It’s flu season in Japan right now, and Tokyo seems especially hard hit this year. I was sick 2 weeks ago, and here I am, sitting in my futon, sick again. Yuko has been at home with the flu for a few days now, and I just have my fingers crossed hoping I didn’t get…

Design Column for February

Feb 5, 2005

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Jean Snow

in Design, Tokyo Q

My latest design column for Tokyo Q is up. I’ve got homes on my mind.

Gizmodo

Feb 3, 2005

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Jean Snow

in Personal, Technology

Some of you might remember me alluding to a possible new writing opportunity a while back, and I can finally announce that I’ve become a Japanese correspondent to Gizmodo, part of the Gawker Media empire. A couple of months ago, I had the great pleasure of spending some time with the man behind Gawker Media,…

Smoker’s Style

Feb 3, 2005

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Jean Snow

in TB.Grafico

Believe it or not, but this place in Akihabara, called Smoker’s Style, is just a giant room with vending machines and chairs where you can freely smoke. You could barely see the people inside because of the smoke. Absolutely disgusting.

Stickers

Feb 1, 2005

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Jean Snow

in TB.Grafico

Somewhere on Aoyama dori.

Moriyama Daido

Jan 31, 2005

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Jean Snow

in Photography, TB.Grafico

Photographer Moriyama Daido signing books yesterday at Nadiff in Aoyama. Nadiff is also hosting a small exhibition of his pictures, along with Araki’s, which I suppose is in conjunction with the Tokyo Opera City show, “Moriyama, Shinjuku, Araki.”