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Japan

Japan’s Super Phones

December 15, 2008

I had a chance to visit the KDDI Design Center in Harajuku right at the base of Takeshita-dori (well worth a visit if you get a chance) as well as a few electronics stores to see what’s on offer from the major operators. Here’s some of the highlights of what I saw.
The obligatory 8.1 [...]

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DoCoMo Branding

November 24, 2008

DoCoMo’s new branding campaign is underway and it’s a full court press on people here in Tokyo on segmenting the market into four major archetypes.

Take a guess - which box goes with the individual featured in the photo above. Stumped? Bath yourself in the full flash experience of a very slick marketing site.

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Uniqlock - Uniqlo’s Viral Advertisement

September 5, 2007

The Japanese clothing store Uniqlo has burst onto the scene with a viral widget that features a clock interspersed with a robotic model featuring their new polo shirt. Click through to the site and explore the video in more detail as well as a cool, interactive map which features other blogs running the widget.
The only [...]

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We want Spring

April 3, 2006

With all the rain we’ve been getting, our thoughts really pine for a good Hanami. That’s not me above but it’s exactly how I feel. More on getting prepared for Hanami over at PingMag, a great new site covering the art scene in Tokyo that Mark Dytham mentioned to me when he was recently visiting.
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Lizards & pork chop hats = entertainment

November 9, 2005

Now wonder the rest of the world thinks Japan is crazy. Here’s a video of an old game show featuring lizards and girls with pork chop hats. (pointer and further commentary on BoingBoing)
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Japan

August 10, 2005

Before they drift into the murky past, let me share some thoughts from the trip to Japan. I traveled there at the end of last month to meet Izumi and the kids who had been there for the past two months so Tyler & Julia could go to school in Japan. The Japanese school [...]

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Photos from Japan

August 5, 2005

Ok, I’m getting there. I’ve uploaded some photos from the Japan trip to give you a sense of what we did while we were there. A guy I work with, Matt Peterson also took some pictures while he was in Japan and they are fantastic.
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Tyler keeps ‘em busy

June 14, 2005

Today I received word of Tyler’s doings in Japan. My parents took the kids for the afternoon and reported back that he’s keeping everyone on their toes. Here’s the email I received from my father.
Dear Igor (my father’s endearing handle for me)

First we went fishing in a shallow pond. Bamboo poles, dried octopus tied at [...]

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Japan as an imperfect copy machine

April 26, 2005

From this:

To this:

This guy’s a hoot!
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Only in Japan - Thanks Tail

March 22, 2005

A polite society based on mutual respect and courtesy requires new tools for the road. You flash your brights when you sugget someone go ahead or if warning on-coming traffic of a speed trap but what to do to when you want to indicate thanks to those that let you into traffic? Thanks Tail is [...]

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