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		<title>GENTEN: First Steps, Episode 1: Roots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This summer I had the pleasure and the honour to travel to Onitsuka Tiger&#8217;s hometown of Kobe and interview five of the men responsible for the founding of the brand and its early growth. From the birth of some of our most iconic products to the design of the logo script, I got to hear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greatest. Face Off. Ever.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is why HBO’s Face Off was created. It takes so little effort to sell a fight when there is so much enmity between the fighters. If this was scripted drama, all three men would deserve some type of short-form Emmy, that’s how well this 15 minute conversation encapsulates complexity of the rivalry between Miguel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch the Throne Tour: Greensboro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll upload real images once I get back to Amsterdam and can upload the photos and video from my camera Capping off an incredible homecoming weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the second stop of the Watch the Throne tour at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Even with the high ticket prices, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mutaurwamapondera.com/2011/10/watch-the-throne-tour-greensboro/</link>
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		<title>Japan: Yoshida-san</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our last interview for the GENTEN project was with the man arguably closest to our Founder, Kihachiro Onitsuka. Before joining what was then called Onitsuka Corp, Yoshida-san served as one of the most senior members in the Japanese Athletics Association, working with Japan&#8217;s best athletes and coaches. In Japan, working directly under a high-ranking official [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIP, Steve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wise words from a decent man. Tweet]]></description>
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		<title>Japan: Tokyo Overload</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(All photos from my Instagram) Tokyo is a special city. Exhausted from our whirlwind week in Kobe, I slept most of the 3-hour train ride. When our train arrived at Shibuya station, overwhelmed by bright lights and loud sounds, I felt like I had awoken on an alien planet. Emerging from my red-eyed, sleep-deprived, zombie-like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mutaurwamapondera.com/2011/10/japan-tokyo-overload/</link>
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		<title>Japan: Kimihara-san</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After dealing with Inohara-san&#8217;s endless energy, our third day of shooting had a completely different feel and pace. My last interview subject in Kobe was one of Onitsuka Tiger&#8217;s most heralded athletes, Kenji Kimihara. Despite his many accomplishments, Kimihara-san was humble and quiet, he arrived with his son and grandson and he exuded a nervous [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mutaurwamapondera.com/2011/09/japan-kimihara-san/</link>
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		<title>Japan: Exploring Kobe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some photos from around Kobe, taken with my iPhone and Ian&#8217;s 5D that he let me borrow. Kobe is the rare type of city that manages to be quaint and cosmopolitan at the same time. The people are extremely polite and considerate, and the shopping, especially the vintage shopping is insane. More: Tweet]]></description>
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		<title>Japan: Gems from the Museum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I was in Kobe, I got the chance to check out the ASICS Sports Museum, these are some of the pieces on display there, but barely the tip of the iceberg. Tweet]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mutaurwamapondera.com/2011/09/japan-gems-from-the-museum/</link>
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		<title>Japan: Inohara-san pt. I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our second day of interviews featured the only Legend on our schedule who is actually still an active employee at ASICS. At the age of 64, Inohara-san continues to consult the team at Head Quarters as well as maintaining his duties as Shoe Master of the ASICS museum which holds some pretty amazing pieces from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mutaurwamapondera.com/2011/08/japan-inohara-san-pt-i/</link>
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