米靚酒純/SWEET RICE. FUKUSHIMA

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Suehiro Kaei酒廠。/Suehiro’s Kaei Brewery

攝影及撰文 (英文)/Photographs and English : Johannes Pong
翻譯/Translation : Derek Leung

某天告訴朋友即將去參觀福島的傳統清酒釀造廠,回應竟然都是震驚與憂慮,然後更開玩笑說我會長出第三隻眼睛和增生一些手腳,並建議我穿鉛質內衣保護自己…

福島地震、海嘯和第一核電廠事故發生以後,實在傳聞誤報謊言滿天飛,唯恐天下不亂。可是,輻射其實是很容易通過科學方法檢測出來,所以是無法掩飾或誇大其詞的。

後來在iPhone下載了Lapka輻射偵測程式,並從有輕微強迫症的居港法國朋友借來別緻的Lapka PEM設備準備一併使用。最近被Airbnb收購的Lapka是一個可連接到智能手機的細小環境監測器,其精確的傳感器會對世上肉眼看不到的離子和分子有所感應,當中一個程式就是可以測量和分析緊貼我們周遭環境的基本輻射水平。因為我那朋友認為第一核電站的災難會令整個亞洲瀰漫致命的輻射,所以他買下那小器具以作傍身之用實在無可厚非。

就是這樣,我出發日本前,便在港到處測試Lapka設備的功能。令人相當沮喪的是文華東方酒店地庫酒吧的基本輻射水平比首都東京還要高,而順便一提的是東京的輻射水平竟又較福島高。

到達福島時,Lapka證實我身旁四周都沒有放射性物質。當然,核燃料棒正在溶解的第一核電廠附近範圍是個例外:沿海地區確實有待從遽變中復甦過來,而有關的漁業亦暫告中止。說實在,福島土地遼闊,當中三個地質區域各有不同,而氣候、文化和語言亦有天壤之別。

我探測到在福島縣內最大的城市郡山市,會津若松鎮和喜多方地區農場的背景輻射程度只有0.17,持續較香港地區的0.20-0.21為低。說實話,香港、上海和東京這樣的大都會全因花崗岩和混凝土建築物太多而令輻射聚結不散,含量較福島郊區還多實在不足為奇。

會津若松連接喜多方的地區就是那肥沃的水稻盤地。海邊的重災區與會津若松連接喜多方地區被郡山山區隔住,距離仿如東京遠離富士山一樣。那福島會津若松的人可吃刺身嗎?傳統會津若松那兒從不多吃魚生或海鮮,與近畿京都的習慣相似。會津若松當地的刺身反而是生馬肉伴辛口味噌,或者像京都同樣吃一種軟軟的腐竹腐皮,即素食版「湯葉」。有些菜式會用上干貝帶出鮮味,與廣東的粵菜不遑多讓。

某晚坐新幹線上行前,查問了東京外國記者俱樂部的數位新聞記者,曾到過福島的都對該縣讚不絕口。然而很多時候,有關福島的資訊發布都牽涉政治問題,這與其他任何小鎮沒有異樣。

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在Daishichi酒廠準備著做清酒的米。/Prepping the sake rice at Daishichi Brewery

參觀的第一家釀酒廠是位於福島田村市 (名雖為市卻更像村落—巴士服務只到晚上6點) 的仁井田本家,成立於1711年,由品牌的第十八代傳人仁井田穩彦釀酒大師主理。他和22名員工負責種植和收割水稻,以及整個清酒製作過程,並對自己的手工清酒製作非常自豪。

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PAUL’S CORNER. APRIL 2, 2017

Ooh the wheels have come off! What have we here? What unholy mix? Basketball stars? Questionable characters and acts abound! Paul’s Corner has caught them all! Rated Disturbed. NSFW but you know this!

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音樂推介/ SPITGAN TOP10EN 4.1.17. FRESH AIR EDITION, JORDAN C.

APRIL TOP 10EN
Fresh Air Edition

099. Ren Thomas f/ Skrewtape – Gutterball (prod. by Tab)

100. Migos – What The Price

101. Clyde Carson f/ Mozzy – Changed On Me

102. Joey Bada$$ f/ Schoolboy Q – Rockabye Baby

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時裝片/FASHION FILM : CALVIN KLEIN. FRANK OCEAN.

More than just a testimonial. A stylish short. Seems to be one for each personality in the extensive advertising campaign. Check check!

未來之星/YOUNG MAGE. WINDAUS WISTER

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相中的模特兒Cheuk Yee正穿著Windaus Wister的設計。/Model Cheuk Yee wears Windaus Wister in all photos.

攝影/Photos : Nick D for Precursorprints.com
翻譯/Translation – Essy Chiu
造型/Stylee : 2 Dirty Guys
髮型/Hair : Jose Chu,
化妝/Makeup : Tiffany Loo,
模特兒/Model : Cheuk Yee

Windaus Wister這個名字很特別。我們於去年的香港春夏時裝週遇上了這位年輕才俊,當時他坐在香港會議展覽中心一個比較隱蔽的角落,差點讓我們錯過碰上這位謙虛的年輕人的機會。他的攤位看起來有點凌亂,一半以上的產品都已賣出,穿上他的設計的人體模型與整個環境氛圍造成極大的對比。他並沒有嘗試冒充簡約派藝術風格,但整個視覺效果卻讓人感覺在觀看IDGAFery的某個展覽,是一個“毫不費功夫” 的佈置。他的設計不單只個性突出,主題亦相當鮮明,獨特同時予人不順著潮流而行的感覺。整體而言非常優秀!Windaus Wister 像是香港時裝週的一道清泉,令我們有「這個年輕人將會有一番作為」,而沒有空手而回的感覺。

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Windaus Wister it has a nice ring to it. We met the young squire tucked away in a blind spot of the cavernous Hong Kong Convention Center last spring at the HK Fashion Fair. We almost passed the unassuming dude by. His booth looked like it had been picked over and half the merchandise sold! A mannequin with one of his creative designs looked disembodied from the entire display completely. The whole visual gave off a sense you were staring at some kinda showcase of IDGAFery, opposed to come check my wares. It was quite the ‘no effort’ presentation. It made no attempt to masquerade as minimalism, it just was. It was enough though. The 5 or six garments, not total looks ya hear, where brilliant. Their personality stood out just hanging on racks! The ideas were sharp, unique and against trend. Windaus Wister saved that fashion week for us. Instead of walking out empty handed, we came away with as sense that damn, this kid could do it BIG.

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SPITGAN – Who is Windaus Wister?
WINDAUS WISTER – Lol. Wind is my Chinese name. I wanted to have an English name so I would check the dictionary. In fact Windaus and Wister are two seperate names but when I mixed them together it looked like, sounded like, the IT brand Windows Vista! When I said the name it sounded quite interesting and then I put it together.

SG – Yeah. Its a very interesting name. It sounds like a name of magic.
WW – I met a German guy before and he asked me if I was German.

SG – What do you want Windaus?
WW – I want my lover, and my business.

SG – What do women want Windaus?
WW – All women want to have a rich husband. No need to work.

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