Everyone Loves Osamu Dazai

CScout Japan picks up on the renewed interest in the gloomy works of author Osamu Dazai.

Tododo.jp

Scott Hansen (ISO50) points us to Tododo.jp, a Japanese vintage bookstore with an online component that showcases tons of beautiful books covers.

Diego by the River

Diego by the River is a beautiful new cafe in Enoshima designed by Ichiro Katami (Kata Inc.)

TokyoScope Vol. 5: Japanese Superheroes

For next month’s edition of Patrick Macias‘ TokyoScope talk series (Vol. 5), we head into the world of Japanese superheroes.

Skateboard File V: Daisuke Tanaka

Skateboarding needs art as much as it needs skaters. One of the pros and artists operating at the intersection of the two forms is Daisuke Tanaka.

AZITO

Online gallery of
Japanese Contemporary Art
www.azito-art.com

Poolga + The Tree House Press

The Tree House Press contributes two new Japan-inspired wallpapers to Poolga.

9h Capsule Hotel Wins JCD Design Award

This year’s JCD Design Award 2010 top prize goes to the 9h Capsule Hotel.

Shiro Cheers System

A sake brewer is promoting its Shiro shochu with a new web viral campaign called “Cheers System,” that inserts Twitter avatars inside a video.

Shigeo Fukuda

A poster produced for a show by Shigeo Fukuda back in 1975 at Keio Department Store’s Art Gallery.

Hosono's Journeys on the Musical Saucer 1

Volume 1 of Papersky’s Journey’s on the Musical Saucer series with Haruomi Hosono which featured writings on Hosono’s returns to places once encountered during his rich musical career and travels.

ABUKU

The “Nike78” exhibition will be part of the London Design Festival 2010, and brings together 78 pairs of “remixed” Nike sneakers.