Tokyo

Two very important things to be said at this moment:

Off for a few weeks.

Sukiyabashi Jiro, the mind-blowingly delicious Sushi shop I photographed in 2006 was just awarded 3 stars by Michelin.

Hitotoki New York Launches!

Some photos and details on Goodbye Madame Butterfly.

hitotoki launches, and on time to boot!

Hitotoki.org pre-launches.

The cherry blossoms have come and they'll be gone in a day or two. Brief updates from the trenches.

February is almost done, some updates and news on the way but for now this ...

A quick note to end the year.

Things happening in the tremendously busy month of November:

Good friend and writer Joseph Badtke-Berkow has just launched his new site.

I've added a music page to the about section. It's an incomplete but nevertheless pretty good collection of music I've been involved with over the past 6 years. Enjoy the MP3s!

Sorry for the lack of updates. Lots going on here as usual. Here's a quick rundown of what's happened in the past couple of months ...

Survived the travels of February.

Happy New Year!

I don't think it's a big mystery that light has an effect on one's mental health. Good lighting is certainly one of my highest prerequisites when I'm looking for a place to live. The fact that apartments which receive better sunlight are usually more expensive hints that most people feel the same way.

Apple announced a new video iPod yesterday. However, I think the most important bit of information from yesterday's announcement is the offering of video in the iTunes store. People in all the usually Apple forums are complaining the quality is a little too low or Why would you want to pay for something you can Tivo, etc etc ... Well, while I'm sure I'm in a fraction of a fraction of a minority, because I'm living here in Tokyo there is no physically possible way to access US TV.

Finally, it's done. After months and months of ... procrastination and stagnation, we worked like maniacs over this holiday weekend and finished it. http://www.cannedcoffee.com.

Go, drink, and maybe even buy something!

Space: Japanese Design Solutions for Compact Living

Recently I ran into two pseudo misunderstandings (or, perhaps retrofittings) of American brands brought to Japan:

I can't curb my fettish for BD-1 ("Birdy" in the rest of the world) folding bicycles. In my opinion they're one of the best looking, most functional folding bikes out there. Here in Japan the obsession runs wide and deep.