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60s Japanese Graphic Design

Lovely selection of graphic design from 60s Japan over at the iso50 website.

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4th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Promo Promo: Matthew Herbert - One Pig

behind the scenes of the new Herbert concept (concpet?) album One Pig

22nd Sep - One Pig Live @ Liquidroom, Tokyo, Japan
23rd Sept - Matthew Herbert DJ @ Metro, Kyoto Japan
21 Oct - Matthew Herbert DJ @ Denis Simachev Shop and Bar, Moscow

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21st Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Smokebox Stickman. Thank you for your time.

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12th Apr 2011

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Stylish Stickman In Dungarees

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12th Apr 2011

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Lunch at The Field Office: Tokyo Edition

Club sandwich in Royal Host, interrupted by a big earthquake aftershock

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12th Apr 2011

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Only opens in case of Fire, etc

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12th Apr 2011

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There's An App For That: Yurekuru

BC and I are in the field over in Tokyo this week ....and have been rocked by the frequent aftershocks from last months big quake (a magnitude 7.1 and a 7.4 being the biggest). A frequent sound prior to the tremor is the ding ding of the Yurekuru App, which gives locals a quick heads-up. You can even set a minimum intensity over which you want warning, as most people here don't get out of bed for less than a 7.

Japan doesn't use the same magnitude system as the West, preferring the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale which records quakes in actual relative intensity - rating the quake bigger the closer you are to the epicentre. The ratings are also accompanied by a written description, ranging from "Hanging objects such as lamps swing slightly" through "Hanging objects swing violently. Most unstable ornaments fall. Occasionally, dishes in a cupboard and books on a bookshelf fall and furniture moves" to "Most furniture moves to a large extent and some jumps up".

Update: The USGS has data streams accessible by the "Quakes" app - in English.

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12th Apr 2011 - 2 comments - Add Comment - Tweet

Lunch at The Field Office: Ohanami Edition

Bento box in Shinjukugyoenmae while enjoying ohanami

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11th Apr 2011

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Lunch at The Field Office

SAND WICH. Taking a break in Daikan-Yama.

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10th Apr 2011

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Lunch at The Field Office: Harajuku Edition

Udon in Harajuku

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9th Apr 2011

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Armless stickmen locking up their breifcases

Fast bikes too.

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8th Apr 2011

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Getting directions in Tokyo

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7th Apr 2011

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The robots are coming

more advances in the world of Cylon-style robotics

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30th Aug 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet

Muji Village!

coming to Japan: the chance to take micro-living one step further at Muji Village

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15th Jun 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet

World Tour of Japan 2010

It's long overdue, but I've slung up a load of photos from me and BC's recent Japan tour - mostly inane photos of Japanese stickmen, but also a few other bits and some snow videos. Enjoy.

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12th Apr 2010 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet

Chimp snow team hit the powder, Nozawa Onsen, Japan

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9th Apr 2010

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Chimp snow team hit the powder, Nozawa Onsen, Japan

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9th Apr 2010

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Chimp snow team hit the powder, Nozawa Onsen, Japan

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9th Apr 2010

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Chimp snow team hit the powder, Nozawa Onsen, Japan

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9th Apr 2010

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No smoking, burgers or ice cream

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24th Mar 2010

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No smoking ...and something else

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24th Mar 2010

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Ohayou Goizamasu!

8.58am in London, 5.58pm in Tokyo - where me, BC and HHG are on a mission. Fashion, then snowboarding - but not in order of priority.

Barrage of photos to follow for sure, but for now start the day Japanese style.

Arigato goizimasu!

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18th Mar 2010 - 2 comments - Add Comment - Tweet