Poetics, cultureWednesday, June 23, 2004 / TOKYO NOTEBOOK #1-5
...Pocari Sweat was just the beginning.... everywhere, from T-shirts ("the need for EXCITEMENT," "I [heart] PY," "Oaksterdam") to supermarket and department store shelves ("Pocky," "Mandom," "Fancl Fanatty Lotion," "Cream Collon", "Nudy") to signs ("Beautification Enforcement Area", "WASP DANGER," "You can get a pamphlet later") to notebook covers ("Like let's have a ball," "COLLEGE PLUS for all sensuous people," "Are you dreaming?") to menus ("power eat," "tender lion and onion")
... it's everywhere. I spent most of our time, at least when walking around, with a constant grin on my face, filling up one notebook after the other...
