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The Bass Notes exhibition showcases a selection of the iconic work by graphic designer Saul Bass. He has had such a massive impact in the world of film and graphic design and arguably basically invented film titles as we know them today.

I was invited to attend the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President’s Medals Student Awards 2010 ceremony on a snowy December 1st evening in London.

HYPER JAPAN London 2010 is a brand new Japanese pop culture event that was held in London at The Old Truman Brewery on 1-3 October. Featuring fashion shows, anime and manga products and Japanese cuisine, it’s the best way to have a taste of the wonderful Japanese culture.

This year’s Japan Matsuri was bigger and better! It’s a celebration of Japanese culture, with a large selection of stalls with a variety of Japanese products and clothes, food and drinks to arts and crafts. The whole market was used this year, decorated with hanging lanterns and ribbons around the place.

We managed to get tickets to the international premiere of a documentary dedicated to the late Czech architect Jan Kaplický, co-founder of London based practice Future Systems. It tells the story of Kaplický’s last grand design, the project for the National Library in Prague called “the Eye over Prague”.

Today some friends and I went to Spitalfields Market for the London Okinawa day. I attended the same event last year, where there were plenty of stalls selling Japanese food and merchandise.

Today I got a chance to see Kabuki at Sandler’s Wells Theatre. Kabuki is the Japanese art of acting, dancing, live traditional music and colourful costumes.

This Friday my wife and I went to a gig from Czech folk singer Jaromir Nohavica at the Southbank centre.

Had another opportunity to go see England play at Wembley stadium today with my work colleagues. This was an international friendly match against Mexico and a chance to experiment with a selection of players ahead of the World Cup in June.

Today I was at the London Science Museum to see the “1001 inventions” exhibition. This was a collection of inventions in various sciences, including chemistry, medicine, architecture, and geography, made by Muslims in the past which had a huge impact on the modern world.