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  • The Tokyo Q Design Column

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    The first edition of my new design column at Tokyo Q is up. It was written a few weeks ago, before the schedule had been decided, so it’s not as fresh as they will in the future. Next week will see the second edition of the anime column.

  • Floating Comments

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    I just noticed that since installing Spam Karma, I wasn’t getting anymore comment notifications, so apologies for not answering stuff (I’m having a look now). I think I’ve fixed it.

  • New at Muji

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    This afternoon I was at Muji Yurakucho, and saw that they’ve finally setup their Muji+Infill house display (pictured above left). From what I can tell, it’s actually for sale, and I so want one. How sweet it would be to have a bit of land on the outskirts of the city (somewhere like Kamakura or…

  • Scanning is Fun

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    I ended up picking up a printer/scanner (the HP PSC 1315) while I was at the Apple Store. This means that I’ll finally be able to scan things from magazines, or flyers and the like, to post here. Should make for some nice posts, as I often find stuff that I’d like to show off,…

  • The Commenting System

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    Aaaarghhh… The WP honeymoon, regarding comment spamming, is now officially over. I’ve been getting so much of it during the past couple of week that I’m at a point where I’m seriously considering turning commenting completely off — a drastic and horrible measure, I know. I do have WP-Blacklist setup, but it doesn’t stop it…

  • The Tokyo Q Design Column

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    My new design column for the Tokyo Q site will start next week (Friday), and will then continue to appear on the first Friday of every month. The anime column is still scheduled for the second Friday of every month.

  • Kiiiiiii Rock Komaba!

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    This afternoon, after catching a Resfest program in Harajuku, I was off to the Tokyo University Komaba campus to watch a performance by Kiiiiiii — who I’ve been meaning to see for what seems like ages now. Oh man, what a show! I’ve rarely seen that much energy on a stage. The whole Kiiiiiii thing…

  • Tokyo Q Mobile

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    I forgot to mention that Tokyo Q features a mobile version of their site, where you can also read my columns. The link is here, or point your QR barcode-enabled phones to the following:

  • Tokyo Q

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    A few weeks ago I had mentioned another possible writing project, and I can now announce that my first column for the Tokyo Q site is up. I’ll be writing two monthly columns for them, one on anime (which is the first one up), and one on design (which I think will be up in…

  • Permanently Interested

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    I like this bit, from Pico Iyer reviewing Donald Richie’s JAPAN JOURNALS: 1947-2004 in last week’s TIME (Asian edition): The expatriate in Asia is often a complainer: things are so different there from the way they are in wherever he thinks of as home that he feels aggrieved, ripped off, patronized or left out. The…