TAKEMURA JUKU

Mitsuhiro Takeuchi is an alternative culture guru who built Japan from the ground up during an era when it was a global frontrunner!!!!!
Transmedia, generative AI criticism, crypto-anarchy, hippie capitalism, self-reliance revolution, digital nomads……
And even now, as we cross the century, he continues to expound on the cutting edge of technology and culture. Yes, I still practice and believe in the teachings of Master Takeuchi!!!!!
ーーーーーNaohiro Ukawa (DOMMUNE)

“This book is my autobiography, and at the same time, a revelation of ‘secrets’ and privacy that can only be spoken of in the final stage of life.” — Mitsuhiro Takemura (From the Prologue of “Outlying”)

In an era without the internet, he roamed the world guided by “the Zone,” always creating culture from the “outside” of the times. Late 1980s New York, where his home in a Manhattan ruin was about to disappear; San Francisco, Kyoto, Tokyo, Sapporo, and Berlin from the 1990s onward. Memories of a journey spanning over 40 years, revolving around people and culture. Tracing the path Mitsuhiro Takeura has walked connects us to the culture of the future.

ISBN

978-4910422190

Publisher

rn press

Price

3 jp yen

Size

12.8 x 18.8 cm

While acknowledging the importance of privacy protection, what kind of future are we inviting by continuing to feed our data to giant tech platforms? Is it a utopia of convenience, or a dystopia of total surveillance? Is privacy nothing more than a delusion now? Are we already nothing more than “serfs” to the tech giants?

The reason for the confusion surrounding privacy in the digital age—especially the “age of big data”—is clear. It stems from the fact that the concept of privacy is interpreted differently in physical spaces versus online. The traditional understanding of privacy was deeply tied to physical spaces, such as the home. If someone peered into your life through a window, people considered it an invasion of privacy. Cyberspace is entirely different from this understanding. Through the internet, we have lost the concept of space—the arena of activity we wish to keep to ourselves, which defines privacy—and our “right to self-determination.” A cautionary book for Japanese society as it veers sharply toward becoming a digital state.

Reference

Book Club Report “Privacy Paradox: Data Surveillance and Re-invention of Me” [Feb. 10, 2021]
https://note.com/momoko_1228/n/n7d1f4276a1f8

ISBN

978-4991126031

Publisher

blkswn publishers Inc.

Editor

Kei Wakabayashi

Designer

Hiromi Fujita

Price

2,970 jp yen

Size

B5 variant size

Link

https://www.hanmoto.com/bd/isbn/9784991126031

The era of Silicon Valley is over—
The new standard for cities will emerge entirely from Berlin!

Startup ecosystems, neo-hippie culture, the post-data economy.
Thirty years after the fall of the Wall, this city—where techno music has bridged divides and cultural diversity drives society—holds a secret “recipe” for revitalizing stagnant tech innovation. Now is the time for us to learn from Berlin.

Publisher

OHTA PUBLISHING

ISBN

978-4778316365

Price

3,300 jp yen

Size

127x188 mm

Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple… The “data alchemy” of IT companies is coming to an end. What exactly is the “GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation),” which finally came into effect in the EU on May 25, 2018, and why is it shaking the world right now?

The Internet Was Not a “Utopia”—Elon Musk, Marc Benioff, Evan Williams… Why are the geniuses who have driven the internet now pessimistic about technology? The EU’s “ultimatum” to Silicon Valley, which exploits personal data. Digital advertising, gaming, IoT… We explore the impact of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)—which is forcing every business to adapt—and the new shape of society that will emerge from it.

ISBN

978-4478105849

Publisher

DIAMOND, INC

Price

2,200 jp yen

Size

127×188 mm

The ever-evolving digital record. The future of “memory” is unfolding right now.

In today’s digital media environment, vast amounts of information are generated every moment of every day. Efforts to record this diverse digital information are currently underway around the world. This book provides an overview of its functions and origins, examines its social and cultural context, and outlines future prospects.

Publisher

University of Tokyo Press

ISBN

978-4130634526