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While we tend to focus mainly on wristwatches at HODINKEE, the fact of the matter is, we love well-designed timepieces of all kinds. Ben has a great Max Bill wall clock, Blake likes his pocketwatches and I’ve got an old Braun alarm clock ticking on my nightstand. We especially like when timepieces and good causes come together. So the Punkt AC 01 Limited Edition alarm clock is a timepiece we can get behind.

Designed by British designer, Jasper Morrison of the Switzerland-based Punkt Group, the AC 01 is a refreshing alternative to the “mobile-phone-as-alarm-clock.” It is a bewitchingly simple clock that fully realizes the form follows function aesthetic. Design is spare, controls are simple, ergonomic and intuitive, with luminous hands, a backlight and alarm with snooze function. But the clock’s simplicity belies the gravity of its purpose.

Powered by a Seiko quartz movement, the AC 01 has an obvious connection to Japan and was, in fact, released only a month after the tsunami that devastated the coastline of that country, killing and displacing thousands of people. Punkt has created the Limited Edition AC 01, with a red dial and white case, to resemble the Japanese flag and is donating all proceeds from its sale to help rebuild the coastal fishing village of Maeami. The 500 individually-numbered AC 01 clocks are for sale at select stores worldwide, some with online shopping options, for $ 246.00. That odd number was chosen to commemorate the exact time the tsunami struck – 2:46am local time on March 11^th, 2011. Get more information here.

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This is the original Japanese opening for Omega Boost on the PSone. The music used here is Shade by Feeder (this was changed for the UK release to a song called Dreamer by Cast). The guy who pilots the Omega Boost is an actor called Greg Funk (who now does make-up for movies).
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Those of you who live in or visit New York City should check out a little boutique called Dedegumo. I recently learned about this shop and look forward to going there myself. Dedegumo has a few other store locations, but they are all in Kyoto, Japan. Dedegumo is a sort of watch maker. They don’t make movements, but rather create artistic watch cases, dials, and strap. All very steampunkish, all very Japanese.

According to Dedegumo, they hire artisans who are Japanese trained to make all the little parts for these fascinating timepieces. All of this seems to be based on some old technique from Kyoto – so I will just take their word for it. These artisans reside in the boutiques and are making watches all the time in there while you shop. Using many of the same tools as watch makers, they create custom little parts and designs for these artistic timepiece creations.

Dedegumo states that the only part of the watch (other than the crystal) that is pre-made is the movement. Which are all Japanese Seiko quartz movements by the way. The rest are crafted out of brass, steel, copper, and aluminum. Using long straps of colorful leather, they make unique straps and their own buckles. It is all very cool and hip in a sort of organic, artisinal way. This is the country French bread of watches. These are gonna be quite trendy if I have any powers of prediction. I’d like to go into one and have them make me something cool.

Unlike the perfection and straight lines we tend to think of when it comes to much of Japanese design, these pieces draw on less mechanical aesthetics and focus more on inspiration from nature, age, history, as well as mystery. Anyone familiar with the steampunk look quickly associate these watch in to that genre.

I believe the idea at Dedegumo – in addition to the individual watches – is customization and unique ideas. Come in and describe an idea or desired color theme and they will put something together for you. People who have bought from the store seem to rave about the process, the product, as well as the packaging (but isn’t that latter element to be expect from all nice Japanese things?).

Next time I am in NYC I will go check it out. Prices for Dedegumo watches are reported to be between $ 400 – $ 750. Check them out.

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How many whales do they need to hunt and kill for their scientific research? What is the research they are doing? Don’t they need to produce the science and results to the IWC for confirmation of their activities?

-or is this “scientific research” a big loophole that allows them to slaughter whales for profit only. Paul Watson thinks so.

your thoughts?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100106/ap_on_re_as/as_antarctica_whaling

ttsj – fyi; I am not opposed to hunts, if they are done honestly and in compliance with laws.

Answer by ♥Ŗyů-ċhaŋ♥DrewsWife
Yea its a known fact that its a loophole and just an excuse so that they dont have to break any laws.
Its a real tragedy.

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Everyone has heard about Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary in the Antarctic (which the Japanese Government declares is illegal / void due to what it believes to be a violation of the IWC’s charter).

Note: The Institute of Cetacean Research (日本鯨類研究所) maintains that it conducts fishery research and that its research requires the (lethal) examination of its specimens. It does publish reports. Anti-Whaling activists maintain that the ICR hardly conducts “research” by pointing to the lack of peer-reviewed research publications and that whale meat does make it to the open market.

Alright, so hopefully, people won’t spam the hell out of my with exclamation points or whatever. I know what both sides say. This isn’t a question that wants people to debate whaling.

I’m only wondering about whales. I know that dolphins are hunted in Japan’s waters. (Oh, I guess that Porpoises probably count to, but *shrugs*)

Can anyone give me any figures on the Japanese whaling that occurs near Japan itself?
Hat tip to Jagger for such a good, if not delicate, response.

I’m mostly asking this question because I was reading an editorial in the newspaper (in New Zealand) and the main point was basically ‘we don’t like what you do, so whale in your own waters.’ And then the implication was they can’t do that because those stocks have been over-hunted.

I remember reading on Wiki that Japan was whaling in the southern pacific as early as WWII… but a quick Google search couldn’t bring me any answers as to how much whaling occurs near Japan… so I’m just curious whether the editorial was fact or opinion.

Answer by Jagger
This is the kind of thing that requires independent, on-location research. Begging for answers (even as professionally as you) in this dump won’t get you what you really want.

Go to Japan, get a team, get a boat or 5, and go whale watching. Of course, that’s only if you really care about this.

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IWC Question&Answer:

The ineffective IWC did not come to any kind of agreement with regard to whaling. Japan has been caught red-handed buying off smaller, mostly African nations with no interest in whaling so they can resume a commercial slaughter. They have are also under suspicion for selling whale meat on the black market in nations that have banned the eating of endangered species. The IWC has allowed them to hunt whales under the guise of “scientific research” which never yields any scientific papers. The problem is that there is no regulatory agency which regulates whaling and enforces the rules to stop poachers and dishonorable lying nations like Japan. Hence we have the Sea Shepherds who try to stop it and Greenpeace who “bears witness” and raises awareness. With nations such as Japan, Iceland and Norway trying to resume a commercial hunt, What can we do stop it and how do we get some sort of agency that will look after the interests of ocean species, who are being hammered?

Answer by Cave Creek
Torpedoes have a way of settling that issue.

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