Expensive bags.

That's better.

"There is a similar craftman’s spirit (“shokunin kishitsu” or “shokunin katagi”) in Europe. Yet in Europe I can see it coming alive only from a certain level of sophistication. –In Japan, even ordinary jobs such as cleaning and cooking are filled with this craftman’s spirit. It is is common sense in Japan."

"Full-body animal pajama with hoods or hats styled after animals are also called Kigurumi, but do not have the same "costume" connotation as the full-body suits. They are worn non-commercially and are another form of Japanese street fashion. People who choose to wear kigurumi in public are often referred to as "kigurumin", and the consumer-level costumes they tend to wear are known as "disguise pajama"."

"[If you] import a specially formatted vcard.vcf address book file with the proper Emojis already inside, you'll be able to type out Emojis a chunk at a time, and delete the ones you don't want. It's a gimpy way of doing it, but it's free."

"This tiny movie camera will inspire filmmakers from around the world, with it's melancholic image quality. It also is the successor to the toy camera analog feel. The Digital Harinezumi is the camera that brings pleasure back to digital photography"

Nice Japanese products. Crazy words. "100% is condition beyond reasons. Not the scheduled or harmonized world, but the world where we live is filled with the logically un-analyzable mysterious factors beyond the range of expression with words and numerical value."

More on Furoshiki from Recycle now.

"The Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan has a guide (PDF) on using cloth as opposed to paper for wrapping gifts to cut down on the wasted paper usually used in gift wrap." Next year.

"The famously baffling metropolis is home to an experiment in ubiquitous computing that could transform the city"

Now that it's done · · · · · I've begun to see the reason why we are here.

"Made from lightweight 1/4-inch urethane fabric, their Furoshiki is a relatively inexpensive ($88) carry bag for notebook computers available in yellow, grey and black"

"Kaikai Kiki represents selected young artists Chiho Aoshima, Mr., Aya Takano, Chinatsu Ban, Mahomi Kunikata, and Rei Sato."

"While we Brits struggle to meet our fruit and vegetable quota, in Japan they aim for an astonishing 17 portions daily. But who is right? And what counts anyway?"

"Self-Described 'Nerds' Put Their Own Stamp on Famed Electronics Retail District"

"Designed to make great works of Japanese literature accessible. It features four stories by Natsume Soseki, the father of modern Japanese literature, and three stories by Akutagawa Ryonosuke, the Japanese master of the short story."

"A while ago, I fell into conversation-by-email with an American working in in Japan as a graphic designer [...] I asked him, very casually, if he could tell me a bit about what life is like there."

"The world's largest selection of fine Japanese papers."

"Devoted to the creation of a greater rapport between Japanese papermakers, printers, artists, conservators, designers and bookmakers, while developing new directions and a deeper understanding of Japanese papers or "WASHI"."

"LUXE City Guides are the definitive travel and style"

"Providing a relaxing and warm Japanese atmosphere that reflects the characteristics of the seasons, along with culture-rich confectionaries that do much to communicate our Japanese heritage."

"Est.1978, one of the top specialists in Japanese art."

Excellent gig from a few years back - new japanese weirdness. Otomo Yoshihide and Sachiko M were particularly good.

Japan travel guide, information on Japan and Japanese culture.

by William Gibson, Sunday April 1, 2001

By William Gibson (Sept 2001)

North American publisher of manga

"Coverage includes anime in both in Japan and North America."

"In-depth analysis of Asian Cinema"

"Kate Kellaway, freshly converted to the lonely pleasures of fiction from Tokyo, rounds up the latest"