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1960s · america · asia · facebook · great recession · japan · News · occupy japan · occupy tokyo · occupy wallstreet · ows · student movements · tokyo · Oct 12, 2011

Occupy Tokyo

The Occupy Wall Street movement has gained traction in the past four weeks and it looks like its spirit of opposition has spread overseas. The Wallstreet Journal reports that the demand for an “Occupy Tokyo.” Activists created a Facebook group back in September, yet no fruit yielded from the seeds of dissent so far. Calls for a worldwide protest tentatively set for Oct. 15 are “scheduled” as of right now. However, people are confused as to where the protest will specifically take place, its hour, and what exactly they’re protesting to start. The Occupy Tokyo movement–if it even exists–is even more disorganized than its American cousin and that’s saying a lot. This doesn’t mean that Japan doesn’t have anything to protest against. Its youth have had their share of employment problems since its nearly bi-decennial recession with lawmakers offering little to no improvement. The Japanese have endured many of the social problems from America’s Great Recession for much longer without the public rage. If, however, Japan does manage to ignite a movement of the same magnitude of OWS, it’s doubtful that it’ll meet its goals since the 1960s student movement similarly hit a dead end. Either way, October 15th is swiftly approaching. In the mean time, keep your eyes and ears open.

bicycles · fixed gear · fixie · japan · News · tokyo · Oct 04, 2011

Fixed Gear Bikes Not Welcomed in Japan

Fixie fans, don’t ride in Tokyo without brakes, you’ll get a ticket worth over $500. Yes, it’s hard to be that person who has a fixed gear bicycle that has hand brakes, but like a fake video security camera that really does nothing, then someone needs to invent cool fake brakes. Maybe it doubles up as a cell phone holder or a tagging marker, but it’s a law that bikes must have brakes. Not just a front, but both. (Yomiuri – Fixed Gear)

3-11 · earthquake · News · pharrell · tokyo · Sep 02, 2011

Pharrell Tokyo Videos continued

The videos autoplay, so they’re sort of annoying that way, just hit pause and control them. That’s why they come after the jump!

earthquake · News · pharrell · sputnik · tokyo · Sep 02, 2011

Pharrell Recounts 3-11 in Tokyo Rising

This won’t be the first or the last. Pharrell treks around Tokyo and does interviews and gives his own viewpoints about 3-11. A fun note: Kunichi Nomura is in this. Ages ago, perhaps in 2000, or even 1999, he interviewed GR for Sputnik magazine. This is only part one where Pharrell interviews creatives for his documentary type project.

Architecture · Malibu · News · Osaka · Pierre Andre Senizergues · skateboarding · solar energy · tokyo · unusual houses · Aug 10, 2011

NewsBot TripleShot: An Osaka Inside Outhouse, a Tokyo Cat House, and a Malibu Skate House

Pictures and stories about weird structures and odd houses are all over the internet. You’ve probably heard about the zombie-proof fortress in Japan, of course, and the zombie-proof house in Poland. And chances are you’ve heard all about various narrow, space-saving houses in Japan, Korea, and even here in the U.S. These things are all really cool and very fun to think about, because pretty much everyone has a fantasy of living in a fantastic place in an unusual and special home. For example, we wouldn’t mind living in a really narrow, zombie-proof house in Shibuya. Or Manhattan. The point is, extreme houses and architecture are relatively easy to find these days. But the odd, interesting and quirky things inside otherwise normal-looking structures are harder to find. And these are what have attracted our attention of late. So read on for brief stories, with links, about some offbeat but interesting homes and the things about them that make them unusual.