mottram + japan   12

Black Bird Fly(BBF-ブラックバードフライ)
A gorgeous plastic-bodied TLR that shoots medium format-style square images on 35mm film. Want one, but it looks like you can only get them in Japan.
shopping  wishlist  toycamera  photography  japan 
october 2008 by mottram
Made in Japan? | TABlog | Tokyo Art Beat
"This discussion paper proposes that the medium of digital photography inherently displays qualities of Japanese aesthetics." Hmmn. No.
art  photography  digital  japan 
april 2008 by mottram
LW ORIGIN
Interview and photos about loopwheel machines. (Is 'loom' the right word for knitting cotton?)
cotton  fabric  japan  loopwheel  loom 
april 2008 by mottram
miniorgan : TOMY, VOICE CORDER (1972)
1970s Japanese dubplater cutter. For kids!
japan  toys  dubplate  recorder  music  1970s 
july 2006 by mottram
HOW TO SPOT A JAP (1942)
An educational comic strip produced by the US army in 1942. Weird reading.
comic  manual  propaganda  WWII  japan  china  asia 
july 2006 by mottram
Yukio Mishima
Great MeFi post on Yukio Mishima.
mishima  literature  film  japan 
april 2006 by mottram
Visual Kei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"...refers to a movement in J-Rock... characterised by bands using dramatic costumes and visual imagery to grab attention"
music  fashion  japan 
january 2006 by mottram
Trends in Japan
"At elementary schools, kindergartens, and preschools all across Japan, kids are losing themselves making hikaru dorodango, or balls of mud that shine."
japan  games  play  education  culture 
january 2006 by mottram
David Hume Kennerly -- Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer -- Editorial Gallery
American grandees play kissy-kissy with Geishas in 1974. Includes Rumsfeld with chopstick moustache. Really.
geisha  photographs  japan  america  politicians  politics 
january 2006 by mottram
2channel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"2channel (2ちゃんねる, pronounced "ni-channeru", 2ch for short) is the largest Internet forum in the world.1 With over 10 million visitors every day (as of 2001), it is gaining significant influence in Japanese society"
japan  2channel  forums 
november 2005 by mottram

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