In honor of the premiere screening for THE CHASING WORLD, we’re putting on the wildest game of freeze tag you’ve ever seen in New York City.

The rules are simple. There are five people who are the chasers, dressed in black. Everyone else is the prey- running away and trying not to be captured. Once tagged, you sit and wait to be let free by someone else who’s still alive. The last five win bragging rights and some sweet surprises.

Wed. Oct. 08 - 5:00pm, Battery Park, $0
Meet at the Castle Clinton National Monument

Afterwards, we’ll be heading up to the US premiere screening of THE CHASING WORLD, to watch how a real game of tag would be played- if the price were really your life. It’s not too late, however, to grab your tickets here.

Map behind the cut.

When it comes to drawing on your textbook, Kyokasho has come a long way since the days of penciling mustaches on Queen Elizabeth. In a wildly new form of digital graffiti, users choose from over 350 images of Japanese figures in language, history, music, and the arts. Your tools? A gray lead pencil, a red pencil, and a rubber eraser.

The most popular image so far has been Ryuunosuke Akutagawa, with over 1,000 user submitted sketches. Part of the catharsis that makes this art form so appealing is that it offers users a creative outlet for social unrest (no doubt spurred by the rise of anonymous forum logs like 2ch).

By Steven Fuller

Sunayama Socks CO., LTD. wants to change the way we think about socks—and they may very well have succeeded.  Their Cocoonfit line is made from a material that wicks away sweat while at the same time keeping your skin just as moist as it should be.  This is accomplished by infusing the cloth with eighteen amino acids (the same ones found in human skin).  They also block damaging UV rays and keep feet cool in the summer and toasty in the winter.  Hit up Japan C and Sunayama for details.

By NYT.

Check out these shoes.  Old, right?  Think again, they’re actually brand new. A Kobe based company called Passo CO., LTD. makes these retro comfortable looking beauties.  They’re from the NU series of shoes.  The N stands for both “Non-Age” and “No-Border”.  The U is for Unisex.  Great for those of us too lazy to actually wear a pair of shoes until they reach that perfect stage of worn in.  Go to Japan C for more.

By NYT

New York - Tokyo, as a part of the NYTFGP2008 Festival, will be joining Street Attack and Mark Batty Publisher in celebrating the launch of the long-awaited book “Graffitti Japan” by photographer Remo Camerota (who will be signing copies). We are very excited to see more Japanese graffiti getting some stateside exposure. The party will start at 7 PM on October 9th at Alphabeta Gallery at 70 Greenpoint Avenue in Brooklyn. Come prepared to have fun—there will be DJs, live art, and AN OPEN BAR. Come to the screening of DEATH OF DOMOMATA first, and let’s head over to the after party!

Stay tuned—we’ll also be posting an interview with Camerota as well as an in-depth review of the book.

More info after the jump.

Looking at this stuff makes my mouth water. Too bad, though, because these are actually made out of miniature hand-crafted towels in the shape of a cake. It’s one of the latest from the Prairie Dog line from Le Patissier, and comes in all styles from the standard angel cake bundt to the cupcake. Don’t get me wrong, you really shouldn’t eat this, it’s more of, well, eye candy. Check it out at Japan C.

By NYT.