As I mentioned on this page the time before last, I traveled to Johannesburg (below "JNB") at the end of February. The journey was fruitful not only…..

I recently participated in a talk event commemorating the release of a DVD box by Swiss artist unit Peter Fischli & David Weiss (on 2/20 at Uplink…..

After a number of biennales and triennales and other international contemporary art exhibitions in the Asia-Pacific region last year, in 2007 it’s…..

One thing I've always been feeling since the launch of REALTOKYO (RT) in 1999 is the absence of both rivals and fellow combatants. You can read about…..

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government-run Tokyo Wonder Site (TWS) has recently been in the headlines. TWS is a public but "alternative space" kind of…..

I paid a visit to the newly opened Parabolica bis, the new base of RT "Tokyo Editors' Diary" contributor Konno Yuichi’s "Yaso" magazine. The opening…..

I finally managed to watch the "Happy Dance — Cute Japanese Dance of Today" (vol. 1 & 2) program that was broadcast on TV in October. I can't receive…..

Through the courtesy of the Netherlands Embassy in Japan and Amsterdam’s SICA (Service Centre for International Cultural Activities), I had the…

I'm in Europe for the first time in a while. I came here with the aim to gather some information on Dutch culture, but before jetting over to…..

Inmidst the uproar about the nuclear bomb tests of North Korea, I went to Korea to check out Media_City Seoul and the Busan Biennale, where I was invited…

On 9/26, a concert by Yasuaki Shimizu & Saxophonettes took place at Super Deluxe (Roppongi). I caught the second set, which kicked off…

I had the opportunity to talk to Oh Yeon Ho, founder of "the world’s biggest platform for citizen journalism", OhmyNews (in a three-way conversation with…

With a short stay in Seoul in between, I recently visited Singapore and Gwangju, both with the aim to check out the respective current Biennale…

I recently went to San Jose, following an invitation to the first "ZeroOne San Jose" (8/7-13), a media art festival that was concurrently held with the related…

The "Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial" is at a turning point. About 200 artists/units are participating in this third installment of the festival, and a total of 337 pieces…

I've been following this year’s FIFA soccer world cup quite seriously. I guess you're puzzled now to be served a sports topic on RT…

When hearing "short film" I usually think of self-produced movies. Hard- and software used for photography and post-production is getting…

With some delay, I'd like to take this opportunity to write about Tokyo governor Ishihara Shintaro’s speech at the opening reception of the recent…..

I moderated a talk session at "Genpuku", an event held at SuperDeluxe on the peculiar date of June 6 — or 06/06/06 — to commemorate the 15th anniversary…

I was recently asked to host a design-related symposium together with a friend, an art director. When inquiring about the concept, I learned…