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Shibuya can challenge without fear of failure town. Lying a 24-hour chance and opportunity2004, locking on to retirement in January 2006, Jun Kano that called topic and launched the football magazine "Star soccer". Mr. Kano, which had been immersed in music from the junior and senior high school students age is said had a special feeling in Shibuya from those days. History and was launched a new magazine in the Kano-san, I was telling the fondness to the Shibuya of the city. Also launched a new magazine, interesting would happen only different from the imagination.- Kano's was the editor-in-chief of "locking-on-Japan" is independent in 2004, please tell us why you launched the "Star soccer".In fact, 7, from 8 years ago, I had envisioned and I want to create a magazine to counteract the "number" in the state of one person wins in the sports magazine. I talk to deep also in the company of locking-on is advanced, after all, it could not be realized in the publishing recession. So you idea of ​​football magazine does not mean was abruptly born. Then I published who at the age of 20, editor-in-chief in the 30-year-old, had been dimly plan of independence in the 40-year-old. In fact in the publication who at 25 years of age, and the editor-in-chief at the age of 35, in 2003 to achieve a five-year delay celebrated the 39-year-old. Since the independence of the 45-year-old is a to age specific difficulties likely, around here in thinking the kana good to match the balance out of life (laughs). But their in is not alive because any transition from music to soccer wonder as a publicist, a person in the world basis if there is an image of "Kano is probably man of music", me feel interesting it put it well, some people receive the negative. But anyway at the age of 40-year-old, his was grab a chance to get by the new that only this is I believe that happy really.

- Launched after, do you go to plan as had been envisioned.
Initially, the plan of the new magazine to create a business plan of much of the thickness of 20 centimeters to the original, I'm took Rakuten's. After all, it was decided first published in the form of a joint venture through its story. But in fact, I think I imagined and a desk theory Nante business plan. Of course, but in order to advance the things imagination is required, in reality take place only different from the imagination. The first place I do not a big deal such thing as can be expected on their own. Not much fun I wrote that has been assumed in the original. It better when made in print will wonder, "What in the I'm wrote such a thing" is high evaluation from readers, after all, also increases the number of as their own. I think that's kind of thing. For now, we have built a unique position up the name recognition of the magazine Thanks to, or expand the web business, or to open the futsal court, and a whole lot that you want to do still more. Recently does not slept only about three hours a day, I have been confident that Naa have come a happy working life blessed with good staff and partners.

- Story is changed, the first place Can you tell me the encounter of the Kano-san and Shibuya.I junior high school and high school in Yokohama and raised Asakusa born was through to Kamakura. I got to try to Sumaseyo anything in Yokohama in reluctant came out to Tokyo I Yokohama human. But the Tokyo I know of is shining, I do not want to admit it (laughs). So Yokohama and between Tokyo is there something like a missing link, but fill it with Toyoko, was Shibuya Speaking of Tokyo also for the junior and senior high school students age me. I because not buy tickets over the phone can come foreign talent, the last train Shibuya well as through the night to play guide of the Cultural Center visited in, I bought a ticket for the Queen and jam or crash at the time. So "Shibuya also big deal not Naa" frog rocked in Toyoko leaving Zerifu discarded Toka. No, it had a terribly big deal, actually (laughs).



Only the number of failure there is success. Such sight we want to continue to be updated.- How did you feel the greatness of Shibuya around.
I've always liked the cyberpunk feeling. Speaking of novels, it is a futuristic world like Philippe K. Dick or the world of manga by Otomo Katsuhiro, or Gotham City of Batman. Every time I saw a scene where the GINZA LINE runs through the guard at Shibuya Station, I thought it looked so cool and very cool. Shibuya is not something that is overwhelming like Shinjuku, but micro things are gathered and it is macro. I felt Tokyo in the compressed Shibuya area as if I was pressured, and I learned a little scary. Then I was a rock boy from the old days, so I was also catching information that it seems that there is a record shop in one room of an ordinary apartment in Shibuya. I have a record I want, but I can't easily insert it, I'm scared. I wondered if the clerk would cut you off (laughs). However, that kind of feeling is really rock, I thought that indies and punk are all this kind of thing.

- In the time that was joined to the locking-on and the now, Shibuya of the city do you think it has changed.We view has changed, I think the content has not changed anything. Once upon a time from different morning and day and night and the middle of the night race at all, people who come and go are (feel chaotic) very chaotic is what. Shibuya I Is not anyone think that state-of-the-art city in the youth culture. But early in the morning, you may think from time to time by or attacked by a crow in earnest with "here's where a do?". I the likes in Shibuya time zone through the morning from the middle of the night. I went to a cup of coffee in Starbucks (Starbucks) in the middle of the night and boil down to work, or bought a CD to see the recommendation of Tsutaya. Locking on age, so was thought be nice to the interview prior to other media is the ego-rappin and HY. It is thanks to the Tsutaya. Since never sleeps Shibuya of the city, I've been lying around the opportunity and chance also in the middle of the night. I feel everyone, I wonder I'm alive, respectively, that. Each of foreigners, respectively crows also, and I have a rock 'n' roll, it looks like.

- Once you have that there is a problem in Shibuya What.
I guess is that it is a high price is also in relation to what. For example, Osaka of America village unit price is suppressed because not take much money to start a business, have established communication and distribution is increasing that amount can buy people. Shibuya, on the other hand, is high every single unit price. Or location fee is reflected, Will thought is the factor that will increase the brand Shibuya, but I to do not think they sell is very much a thing in Shibuya, it is to enjoy the not very much things in everyone Shibuya I think the place is good. And yet to choose a person to buy if you stick a high price, would not let unreasonable. It is I think that sometimes cause of delinquency. Recently, looking for a firm of property, you will be surprised also to the height of the rent. If we make a free behavior can environment without unreasonable people that want to start a company or business, in the city of Shibuya or would not be born is more natural smile. And, you will want to be the possibility of people who can not be an interesting idea if there is no money in the form is released. Humans are a lot of people that it can not start something that it is not justified because it is cowardly to 100. But in Shibuya I think that there is air that Let start Once aligned about 70. Going forward, the continued air is protected, sight that there is a success by the number of failures, I hope and I want a city that we are every day, update.

■ profile
Jun Kano
Born in Asakusa 1964, I grew up in Yokohama. Meiji University after graduation, through the work availing, joined to the locking-on in 1990. Editor-in-chief of "locking-on-Japan", "buzz", serves as the deputy editor of "locking on". He left in 2004, (now Corporation) Co., the company launched a FACT, 1 January 2006, was launched the magazine "Star Soccer" the fusion of culture, such as soccer and rock. In addition, such as serve as a VJ in the Space Shower TV chart show "chart ★ Cobain" (Friday at 18 pm 30 minutes to 20), also active in other media. In Japan round of the qualifying league (June 12, 18 days, 22 days), it serves as a navigator in Bapurikku Viewing of LIQUIDROOM ebisu.
>>FACT

Star football
Star football In January 2006, it launched with the aim to propose a new lifestyle in which the football in the Bible. Street and music, a fusion of the diverse culture, such as movies have become a feature not found in the existing soccer magazine. It has been emphasized also in conjunction with the web site.
Price: 690 yen
Publisher: comfort.
2006 FIFA WORLDCUP PUBLIC VIEWING in LIQUIDROOM ebisu
Last year, held at LIQUIDROOM ebisu was reopened relocated from Shinjuku Kabukicho. Aired all against Japan three matches of the qualifying league live. In addition to Kano's navigating, directed by the video and DJ is liven up the tension of watching. Tickets / Advance: 2,000 yen (one drink), on the day: 2,500 yen (one drink)

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