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May 23, 2012
Juice Boxes Made Completely From Real Fruit
This is potentially the ultimate in truth in advertising, perhaps even the anti-Fauxbe beef. Brazilian fruit juice company Camp wanted to take their claims of being "made with 100 percent fruit juice" one brilliant advertising step further. Advertising firm Ageisobar spent two years developing molds ... More >>
Music
May 3, 2012
Knesset @ Phoenix Art Museum
This is potentially the ultimate in truth in advertising, perhaps even the anti-Fauxbe beef. Brazilian fruit juice company Camp wanted to take their claims of being "made with 100 percent fruit juice" one brilliant advertising step further. Advertising firm Ageisobar spent two years developing molds ... More >>
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May 3, 2012
Powdered Food DIY Kits From Japan Are Kinda Creepy but Also Awesome
What on Earth am I looking at? You're looking at a Kracie Happy Kitchen DIY Hamburger set. From what we can tell, everything up there tastes like it's supposed to. The drink is a fizzy cola, the burgers taste like meat, the fries like potato, etc. Terrific, but what is it? Did you ever gaze lovin ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Authority Zero Over the Weekend
Maria VassettAs we reported a few weeks ago, Authority Zero is getting ready to head across the pond for a tour of Japan. "Japan has come about from a combination of two things: one, the four records we have released over there since 2001, and two, the promoters we work with who bring us. Shun ( ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Authority Zero Is Turning Japanese
I really think so. It's been a busy year for Mesa's leading reggae/punk export, Authority Zero. The band is in the midst of a national tour that includes a date at Marquee Theatre on November 5, which will be a hometown sendoff of sorts before the band heads to Japan at the end of the month ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
Rebecca Black Releases Crappy But Not As Bad Second Single and Video, 'My Moment'
Rebecca Black is back, according to Rolling Stone.Thankfully her new song and video, "My Moment," isn't as bed as her mess of a first single, "Friday."The new song is essentially about the last song. She's sticking it to the man and addressing her haters by rubbing it in her face that she's going ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
DJ Element Debuts FreeStyle Session Japan Mixtape Tonight at Blunt Club
Do you want a copy of DJ Element's new mixtape, FreeStyle Session Japan? It's been hailed as a "funk odyssey" by no less than, um, the Phoenix New Times. For real though, the first 50 peeps in the door tonight at tonight's Blunt Club installment at The Yucca Tap Room will receive a fr ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
X Japan's Single "Jade" Gets June 28 Release Date
The cover art for X Japan's new single "Jade." X Japan band leader Yoshiki Hayashi shot this photo.Last Year, America got a pumping rock-fist of Japanese Music when X Japan, the most popular J-Rock band ever, played their debut U.S. show at Lollapalooza before rocking through a few major cities o ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
May 12 In Blogs: Phoenix Artists, Yoshiki, Elote, and Undocumented Students
Jackalope Ranch: Six Calls for Phoenix Artists Stephen Revering's Westward Ho Up on the Sun: X Japan Leader Yoshiki Launches Celebrity Auction to Benefit Japan's Earthquake Recovery Top Ten Best You Asked For It Songs Chow Bella: Elote: Mexican Grilled Corn from Tortas Paquime Nathan Thompson a ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Late Night Japanese Street Food at Posh -- for a Good Cause
courtesy of PoshChef, you had us at "late night Japanese street food." From 10 to midnight this Thursday, March 24, Josh Hebert at Posh restaurant in Scottsdale will donate half his proceeds to the Red Cross in support of disaster relief efforts in Japan. The fare at Posh is "glo ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Saving Japan at SXSW
Help Save Japan @ SXSWCasino Kids standing in front of the Help Save Japan at SXSW booth at the Austin Convention Center. Debilitating earthquakes. Aftershocks. Tsunamis that swept away entire towns and destroyed countless agricultural fields. Thousands of dead and missing. All of this occurr ... More >>
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February 24, 2011
Contact Hai
Help Save Japan @ SXSWCasino Kids standing in front of the Help Save Japan at SXSW booth at the Austin Convention Center. Debilitating earthquakes. Aftershocks. Tsunamis that swept away entire towns and destroyed countless agricultural fields. Thousands of dead and missing. All of this occurr ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Drum and Drummer
Japan's celebrated Kodo drummers thunder into the Valley
Blogs
January 27, 2011
X Japan Signs With EMI, Plans New Tour
X Japan during their North American tour in 2010.Just a few short months ago, I watched X Japan play their first U.S. performance ever in front of hundreds of sunburned Lollapalooza attendees.It was a dynamite performance, but mostly because of pyrotechnics - not the audience reaction. The band f ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Market Research
Check out this body-parts-free zone
Music
September 9, 2010
X Japan Is the Biggest Rock Band in Their Homeland -- Can They Finally Break Through in the States?
Check out this body-parts-free zone
Blogs
September 9, 2010
X Japan, Hayley Williams, Hanson, and More in This Week's Issue
X Japan at Lollapalooza 2010This week's music feature is on X Japan's breakthrough into the American music scene. They recently performed in the U.S. for the very first time and made their debut at Lollapalooza. The Japanese metal super group has grown to have an impressive cult-like following, a ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
Eatrip Shows at the Chef's Loft in Scottsdale Sept. 29
A food journey through Japan for less than $20 without leaving the Valley? Count us in. Eatrip, a documentary about the connections between food and people in Japan, is coming to Scottsdale's Chef Loft Sept. 29 for two screenings with a reception between.
Blogs
June 25, 2010
Anarbor at Warped Tour, Virginia's Secret Treasure, and Blitzen Trapper on Not Boycotting AZ in This Week's Issue
Anarbor.This week's music feature is on the local band Anarbor. Though their recent tour to Japan may have been a bit of a flop, involving lost teeth and a select band members lying in a pool of his own blood, they're poised to rock the Warped Tour, and are hoping that they'll come out of it with ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
Perchance to Dream
Film shows what you don’t know about Tokyo
Blogs
April 30, 2010
The Ice Ball Maker: Because Ice Cubes Are Just So ... Square
coconutgrovegrapevine.blogspot.comNot only does it look pretty, the ice ball also keeps your drink cold for longer.When it comes to a cold drink on a hot day, bigger (and rounder) is better—for ice anyway. The ice ball trend started in Japan, where artisans hand-carve them with icepick ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
Real Talk
Creative types dish about their passions for six minutes and forty seconds
Blogs
March 23, 2010
SxSW: Japan Nite and the Future of Japanese Music in America
Jonathan McNamaraJinnyOops! performing at Japan Nite 2010. See more shots in our Japan Nite slide show. The chances are fairly good that you have never heard of Japan Nite. Never mind the fact that this SxSW showcase has been going on for 15 years; the odds are you won't recognize any of the band ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
SXSW, AZ Derby Dames, Chandler BBQ, and Doughnuts Paired With Beer Over the Weekend
SXSW: Japan Nite There was no shortage of variety to the musical stylings presented at this year's SXSW Music Conference, but you'd be hard-pressed to find more genres represented at a single showcase outside of Japan Nite at Austin's Elysium venue. Featuring the likes of Omodaka, Okamoto's, ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
Brute Sonic Force
Japanese percussion ensemble shakes the walls at MAC
Blogs
January 14, 2010
Strange Brews: Japan's Abashiri Brewery
Taste the rainbow.Here in the states we count on Japan for all things innovative and weird (especially when there's no reason or practical application), so we were delighted to see that Abashiri Brewery, located on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, specializes in "unique" beers.
Music
June 25, 2009
Phoenix’s Emperors of Japan to Release Ice Queen
Taste the rainbow.Here in the states we count on Japan for all things innovative and weird (especially when there's no reason or practical application), so we were delighted to see that Abashiri Brewery, located on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, specializes in "unique" beers.
Calendar
February 5, 2009
Immortal Anime
Studio Bones unveils new samurai classic
Blogs
January 15, 2009
Today's Bitchfest: Kurobuta
I've had it. This week I've read menus from three different fancy restaurants, all pimping their "kurobota" or "korubuta" or some other misspelling of kurobuta, a word you shouldn't use unless you expect at least half of your diners to know what the hell it is in the first place (especially consider ... More >>
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September 4, 2008
That Old Block Magic
Artists draw on ancient form for contemporary insight
Blogs
July 24, 2008
Brew Review: Hitachino Nest's White Ale
Artists draw on ancient form for contemporary insight
Blogs
April 28, 2008
Last Minute Tuesday: Old Haunts, Emperors of Japan, Black Jacket & Mike Montoya at Trunk Space
Artists draw on ancient form for contemporary insight
Calendar
March 13, 2008
Cactus League, Week 4
Artists draw on ancient form for contemporary insight
Calendar
February 21, 2008
Give Peaceful a Chance
Soothing Japanese fest has the cure for what ails you
Music
May 10, 2007
Culture Shock
Shape-shifing Japanese rockers Dir en grey bring blood-stained agony
Music
March 16, 2006
Eastern Youth
Emo of the rising sun
Calendar
October 20, 2005
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Emo of the rising sun
Calendar
July 28, 2005
'Toon In Tokyo
Animefest draws a crowd
Culture
June 2, 2005
Literary Lowdown
A pocket guide to featured books
Best of Phoenix
September 30, 2004
BEST JAPANESE BAKERY
Arai Pastry
Dining
August 28, 2003
East Meets West
A weekend of cherry rides and zoot-suited friends
Calendar
July 24, 2003
Noh It All
A new exhibit of costumes is heavy with history
Calendar
February 21, 2002
Valley of the Rising Sun
Heritage Park hosts two days of arts, culture and food
Music
July 5, 2001
Big in Japan
Destroy the New Rock(Honest Don's)
News
March 1, 2001
Letters
From the week of March 1, 2001
Dining
May 25, 2000
Sake to Me
From the week of March 1, 2001
Music
December 21, 1995
Meet Yuta!
From the week of March 1, 2001
Dining
November 3, 1994
MY KIND OF CHOW, UNAGO IS . . .
From the week of March 1, 2001
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February 5, 1992
WHY JAPAN DOES IT BETTER
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