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My husband is loving this scarf from Living Mutants. Simple and elegant, it is made in Germany, using German tailoring and gorgeous Japanese fabric. At 59 Euros, its not a bad price, and my husband is convinced it would look lovely on him. I agree. (via)

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I missed out on a lot of television as a kid, but even if I’d had free reign, I doubt I’d have seen this cartoon from early 70s Japan. I’m completely intrigued by the combination of German, Swedish and Japanese in Vicke the Viking. 

Written by Runer Jonsson, a Swedish journalist, from the 60s through the 80s, [...]

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Thanks to 8asians for this… Wait. Should I really be thanking them???

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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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Thanks to AsianWeek for this article.
SAN FRANCISCO — The award-winning Nichi Bei Times, Northern California’s oldest Japanese American newspaper, is hosting the region’s first Tofu Dessert Competition and Festival — Sunday, March 22, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC), 1840 Sutter St. in San Francisco’s Japantown. [...]

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According to Japan Today, Yoshitomo Nara, a contemporary Japanese pop artist known for sculptures and paintings of doe-eyed figures, was arrested in late February for tagging graffiti in the Union Square subway station, a New York Police Department official said Monday.

Nara was arrested at 3:10 a.m. on Feb 27 and charged with criminal mischief, possession [...]

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