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A Survey of the Work of Roger Shimomura

Here’s a show that shouldn’t be missed. If you are anywhere in the Delray Beach area of Florida, you should check this exhibit out…
Artist Roger Shimomura was two years old when his family was interned at Minidoka after the entry of the U. S. into World War II.  Forced [...]

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My first reaction was “neat”.

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Finally! Our online part of Essentials Distribution has gone live. You can see a portion of it above and the rest by going to our page: ShopEssentials.net/Distribution. Our site shows all the comic book paper journals, ELPH’s Circus, pens, bento, stationery, and much more. If you are a retailer and want to place an order [...]

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The Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery will offer a variety of programs, exhibitions and tours to celebrate the 2009 National Cherry Blossom Festival, March 28 through April 12, in Washington, D.C.

Coinciding with the festival, the Sackler Gallery presents “The Tale of Shuten Doji,” March 21 through Sept. 20. Colorful illustrations [...]

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Whenever we see Eric, our UPS delivery person extraordinaire, carrying one of these special parcels, we start to hyperventilate a little bit. The very box itself is so enticing, wrapped in adorable Shinzi Katoh tape. And even though we’ve ordered what’s inside, it still feels like Christmas. And since our Japanese is, well, non-existent, there [...]

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How cool is this… It is a 23.6 foot tall aluminum robot called “Giant Torayan”. Created by Japanese artist Kenji Yanobe, the robot blows fire into the air during a rehearsal of the “Roppongi Art Night” special art event at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo, Japan. The event is aiming to transform the entire area of Roppongi [...]

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Here’s an interesting piece from the Aang Ain’t White Journal on how the Avatar film set is further exposing the production as a racist whitewash. Here is a sample of the images they put up on their site:

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New to Japanistic.com are these super adorable and sweet necklaces from one of our favorite design teams, Atsuyo et Akiko. Simple, clean, and straight to the point, these necklaces make a great gift for someone you love. See all our Atsuyo et Akiko at Japanistic.com!

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The Korea Times has an article on one of my favorite Japanese artists, Tadanori Yokoo. Apparently, Yokoo and Kawashima (also awesome):
are currently holding separate exhibitions in Seoul this month, offering a rare opportunity to examine the country’s pop art by artists from distinctly different generations.
Read the full article here.

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