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		<title>Retail &#8211; the Upgraded French Fries for the French&#8230; Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over a year ago, McDonald&#8217;s upgraded their interiors by hiring a French designer.  The upgraded French-born stores were imported into Tokyo as well.   Together with 100-yen morning coffee campaign and a series of Americanflavor themed burgers ( Hawaiian, Texas,<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=1162&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Retail &#8211; Starbucks in Fukuoka</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was in Fukuoka in December and stumbled onto this soon-to-open Starbucks.  The wood facade caught my eyes, of course, but I could not go in because it was 5 days before its opening. Starbucks stores all around Japan are<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=1156&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[citizenM is an affordable hotel group based in Amsterdam and Scotland.  &#8221;citizenM&#8221; is based on the concept of &#8220;Mobile Citizen of the World.&#8221; ヨーロッパにcitizenMという小さなホテルチェーンがあります。「世界中を駆け回るモバイル人口のためのお洒落なホテル」がコンセプト Simple clean interior architecture, furnished by Vitra, for about 100 euros a night.  check it out<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=1135&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Architecture &#8211; Morphosis in Shanghai</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Completed in 2010, a large head quarters for an innovative gaming corporation in Shanghai, China was designed by Morphosis. Scale un-thinkable in Japan, dynamic forms overwhelming. Very manly ;) ２０１０年、上海で完成したゲーム会社の設計をしたのは、Morphosis.　光栄にもツアーに参加させていただきました。もう、日本では考えられないスケール感と、ダイナミックなフォルムに圧倒されました。とても「男」な感じです。       Here is a great article with more photos and<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=1108&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home Decoration +</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  We helped a real estate investor on a PR campaign for a luxurious rental apartments in Azabu. Our services ranged from Brand Design, Web Design, Brochure Design and Interior Coordination for Model Rooms&#8230; so while the project took over<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=1098&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AD in the City &#8211; LED Light</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Found a nice ad for residential LED lamps.  It&#8217;s a 10-year calendar of one happy family lit by one LED lamp. だいぶ前になりますが、ちょっと素敵な家庭用LED ランプの広告を見つけました。１０年ほどの寿命をもつLEDランプに照らされた、ある家族の１０年の生活をカレンダーにしてあるものです。 The happy couple gives birth to a baby and the baby grows.. all these lovely moments are<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=1091&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Photography &#8211; Construction Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taken at our project construction site in Macao in September, 2011.  Six long sleepless days after these photos were taken, we opened a cosmetic store. Many thanks to all those who worked night and day! ２０１１年９月、マカオで手がけたプロジェクトの現場。この後6日間休みなく現場が動いて下さったおかげで、なんとかさわやかなコスメストアが出来上がりました。皆さん、本当にお疲れさまでした。       Tagged: Documentary,<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=1076&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiring Quote &#8211; Akira Kurosawa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[「悪魔のように細心に　天使のように大胆に」 &#8220;Meticulous like a devil.  Bold like an angel.&#8221; Tagged: Artists, Fabulous Men, Famous Quotes<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=1061&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Inspring Quote &#8211; Pablo Picasso</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/inspring-quote-pablo-picasso/</link>
		<comments>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/inspring-quote-pablo-picasso/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fabulous Men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Famous Quotes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8221; I&#8217;d like to live as a poor man with lots of money.&#8221; my translation: &#8220;I want to live with humbleness and humility, while having the ability of getting all material things I want.&#8221; Tagged: Artists, Fabulous Men, Famous Quotes<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=1058&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Talk &#8211; Tom Ford</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/tom-ford/</link>
		<comments>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/tom-ford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Designer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The talented Tom Ford speaks frankly about his career, his drive, and inspiration. Fun Fact: He went to Parsons School of Design and majored in&#8230; Not Fashion, but Architecture. enjoy Tagged: Design Inspiration, Designer, Documentary, Fabulous Men, Fashion<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=998&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Devastating Earthquake Hits Japan</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/devastating-earthquake-hits-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/devastating-earthquake-hits-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been over a year since I posted on this blog, so I don&#8217;t know if this will reach anyone, but I thought I&#8217;d use any means of communicating with the world about what has occured in Japan.  Last Friday<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=987&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Portraits</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/portraits/</link>
		<comments>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/portraits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took a few portraits of my co-workers today with my good camera.  It was a fun photo session on a Friday afternoon&#8230; everyone was relaxed and having fun.  Maybe it&#8217;s alright to be a little slow and be able<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=842&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Peter Doig</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/meet-peter-doig/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I majored in Art History despite pressures from my family to major in International Relations to become a lawyer because I loved learning about the world through art.  I somehow trusted my instinct about what art was trying to say to<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=829&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>all pleasure</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/all-pleasure/</link>
		<comments>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/all-pleasure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 13:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[hi there an architect had a quote up on his office wall that said &#8220;what this industry needs is a good recession.&#8221;  well, we are in one and trust me, I&#8217;m not complaining! ;-) this past weekend was a first<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=803&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>oooh, my next travel destination?</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/oooh-my-next-travel-destination/</link>
		<comments>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/oooh-my-next-travel-destination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[oh my oh my, I stumbled onto a great portfolio of a talented architect, Geoffrey Bawa. Bawa Bawa Bawa &#8211; the master mind behind the incredible residences and hotels in Sri Lanka. oh I wanna be there&#8230; I wanna feel his<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=729&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;my dear friends, this is architecture&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/my-dear-friends-this-is-architecture/</link>
		<comments>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/my-dear-friends-this-is-architecture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I was on an island in Greece with a group of friends.  We were sitting in a garden surrounded by plane white walls typical of Greece.  On top of the walls was a roof of grapevines with lush leaves, and<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=562&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m looking for&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/im-looking-for/</link>
		<comments>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/im-looking-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[a lounge chair for my place&#8230;. it&#8217;s been an on-going search for a while now.  I&#8217;ve sat in many chairs already, but haven&#8217;t found the One. ha, story of my life ;)  I think my biggest challenge is the size since<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=463&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>green need</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/green-need/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  I enjoy living in cosmopolitan Tokyo and working in the heart of an international city.  But I crave lush greenery of Chiba, our ever-changing garden, the refreshing winds that come into the house after it had travelled from the<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=435&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>layers&#8230; oh the alluring layers</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/layers-oh-the-alluring-layers/</link>
		<comments>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/layers-oh-the-alluring-layers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[hi there so last time I was here, I wrote about a Buddhist art exhibit in NY and what so many types of people said when they were being interviewed about the exhibit. In writing entries here, I typically don&#8217;t borrow<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinatsu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1284080&amp;post=385&amp;subd=chinatsu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not Lost in Translation</title>
		<link>http://chinatsu.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/not-lost-in-translation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ck1natsu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
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