A man under arrest for mutilating the body of a Filipino woman he lived with had been in a dispute with her over their share of rent for their Tokyo apartment, sources at her workplace said.
Investigators suspect that the dispute may have triggered the incident, and are grilling the suspect, 48-year-old Hiroshi Nozaki, over allegations that he murdered the 22-year-old victim, Honiefith Ratilla Kamiosawa.
Ratilla got acquainted with Nozaki sometime last yea [...]
"Alternative Tokyo: Dada-things-up a bit!/01" Talk Event at Project Space Kandada (Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area) (2008-03-29)
Command-N will host a new event "Alternative Tokyo: Dada-things-up a bit!/01" on Saturday 29th March, 2008, at their project site, Kandada. This project is a 'contest' of presentations without a specific theme - what we might call a "Symposium of Expression". In this first meeting, no one has no idea of how the event will develop. They aim to see each presenter's passion; their passion to get 'something' across, their eagerness to show, to talk about, or make moves to do something. Anyone welcome. On 29th March, Command-N will invite a host of exciting creators from the various fields of contemporary art, graphic design and fashion to present their ideas to us all, and to do so in only 10 minutes! Alternative Tokyo: Kandada will be the place to "Dada" things up a bit! Schedule 18:00-20:30 Presentation & Discussion 20:30-23:00 Party (Free entrance)
"Art Space Tokyo" Release Party at Pink Cow (Shibuya area) (2008-04-22)
"Art Space Tokyo: An Intimate Guide to the Tokyo Art World" is now available! Join Chin Music Press as it celebrates the release of this first-of-a-kind literary object! Stunningly illustrated by Nobumasa Takahashi, "Art Space Tokyo" introduces readers to twelve of the city's most distinctive art spaces. Through interviews with each of these spaces' directors and curators, as well as interviews with other figures in the Tokyo art world, the book delves into the thinking behind the white walls of exhibition spaces. "Art Space Tokyo" features interviews with Toshio Hara, Atsuko Koyanagi, Masato Nakamura, Masami Shiraishi, Fumio Nanjo, Etsuko Watari and many more. Also included are essays by Fumihiko Sumitomo (Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo), Roger McDonald (AIT), Tetsuya Ozaki (ART iT), and Roland Kelts (Japanamerica). Come and enjoy the party! There will be drinks, food, DJs and some kind of visual thing on the projector! This will be one of the only chances to pick this book up before its 'official' September release. Join us on this fine Tuesday evening and engage in the always delicious hobnobbing of the Tokyo literary and artistic kind. For more details about the book, please visit the "Art Space Tokyo" homepage .
"Cocoon Morphs Tokyo" at Womb (Shibuya area) (2008-04-11 - 2008-04-18)
Globalization has taken hold around the world, and club culture is no exception. Andreas Gursky has documented this symbolic phenomenon in his photo series "Cocoon I". The Cocoon Club in Frankfurt, Germany has adopted the motif of the cocoon as its own, and its producer-cum-artist Sven Vath has gathered Cocoon artists and will bring the Cocoon project "Cocoon Morphs Tokyo" to Womb in Shibuya and Ebisu Garden Place for three weeks this April. "Cocoon" is the blanket term for projects undertaken by Cocoon and Sven Vath. Following the opening of the Cocoon Club, Vath has continued to draw more than 5000 partygoers every summer to "Cocoon Club Ibiza" every summer in Ibiza, Spain. http://www.cocoon.net Cocoon will come to Womb in Shibuya on April 11th and 18th, and then on to Ebisu Garden Place on April 28th. Schedule: April 11th (Fri) and 18th (Fri) Shibuya Womb 23:00- April 28th (Mon) Ebisu Garden Place 22:00- Tickets: April 11th and 18th, ¥4000 at the door April 28th, ¥6000 at the door (advance tickets available)