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2148 Jean http://pingmag.jp/?p=892 2008-12-26T06:28:56Z 2008-12-29T10:00:16Z

Many of you have probably already finished work for the year and had your bonenkai, and now you’re getting ready for a big cleaning day and the celebrations for the new year. And yes, this is the last article from PingMag for 2008. Today’s guest is a Japanese artist, Ryu Itadani. Even if you’ve never [...]]]>

363 Jean http://pingmag.jp/?p=890 2008-12-26T06:26:10Z 2008-12-26T10:00:19Z

Today we enter the world of a YouTube celebrity. If you’re an avid user of the popular video sharing site, chances are you’ve encountered the videos of Magibon — those big eyes and tiny face looking up at the camera, sometimes with a message, often with none. Surprising even her, the videos garnered millions of [...]]]>

474 Jean http://pingmag.jp/?p=886 2008-12-24T09:16:52Z 2008-12-24T10:00:43Z

Dearest PingMag readers, Merry Christmas! Yes, it’s already Christmas time again. Have you sorted all of those Christmas presents for your loved ones? Instead of giving you a lovely present, today we introduce you to some cute and shiny handcrafted paintings by Italian artist Benedetta Borrometi, originally from Rome and now based in Tokyo. Enjoy! Written [...]]]>

204 Jean http://pingmag.jp/?p=884 2008-12-22T09:09:31Z 2008-12-22T10:00:38Z

Once you arrive in Tokyo’s busy commercial district of Shimbashi, a short walk from the station brings you to a noisy highway overpass, and beside that the futuristic Nakagin Capsule Tower. The tower’s stunning design may strike passersby as something straight out of a science-fiction movie, but it stands as a unique architectural beacon amongst [...]]]>

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