Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Apr 2, 2013
Wooden simplicity and pop-color spring fun
by Jean Snow
Paying tribute to traditional Japanese crafts with a touch of pop sensibility, Jin Kuramoto has produced a really attractive Japanese tea set.
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Mar 5, 2013
Keeping your desk in order: from bookish obsessions to tidy-up toys
by Jean Snow
A few cupfuls of things Here’s a neat little solution for storing all those miscellanous things you keep in your pockets or that tend to lie around. Ideaco’s Cuppo is a cup designed to be attached to a wall or other vertical surfaces. It’s ...