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Category: Tokyo Boy

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Moresukine Japan by Lil You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Bowling, Beer, and Soccer

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    Last night I went out and bowled for the first time in Japan (and first time in ages) and had an absolute blast. Now, I’m sure bowling in North America has also been updated since the last time I played (probably 7-8 years ago), but I was really taken in by all the high-tech aspects…

  • PauseTalk Site Update

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    I’ve started adding more info to the PauseTalk site, in the form of a quick and dirty blog setup to update with various details. From now on, I’ll probably limit most of my PauseTalk-related postings to that site.

  • PechaKucha Night Article

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    As I mentioned yesterday, my cover story on “PechaKucha Night” for METROPOLIS, “20/20 Vision,” is out today, so you should be able to pick up the issue with the cover above as of now (and if you’re not in Tokyo, you can read it online here, and after a week here). Also, it seems that…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Cafe Add+Ress Bandai Museum You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • PKN in Metropolis

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    Here’s a look at the cover of the issue of METROPOLIS (637), out tomorrow, that features the article I wrote on the “PechaKucha Night” phenomenon. Update: The article, “20/20 Vision,” is now online (link expires in a week). Update: Here’s the permanent link to the piece.

  • PauseTalk Off to a Good Start

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    We had the first edition of PauseTalk last night, and I have to say that I’m really happy with the way it went. We got a great group of people together — including an architect, an artist, a couple of writers (not including me), a product designer, a web designer, a couple of graphic designers,…

  • Conde Nast Traveler

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    Nice to see my site mentioned (at the bottom) in Conde Nast Traveler (it’s in the print version as well, in the May 2006 issue): For up-to-the-second guides to Tokyo’s visual culture, visit blogger Jean Snow’s excellent jeansnow.net and the Tokyo section of gridskipper.com.

  • PauseTalk Vol. 1

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    Tomorrow (June 5) is the day I’m holding the first edition of the PauseTalk series (for more on the event, see previous posts). I already have confirmations from an interesting group of people, so I think it’s going to make for a nice evening. If you haven’t said anything but end up wanting to show…

  • Relax Boy

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    Just added another character to my “Relax Boyz” collection.