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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Feb 26, 2009
Lowdown Scandinavians, trashy bears and a natural rack
Lowdown Scandinavian cool If you're in the market for a modular sofa, check out Osaka-based Teruhiro Yanagihara's Grow (above). The designer, who also works under the name Isolation Unit, has created the attractive couch for interior brand OFFECCT, a Swedish company that's known for its collaborations...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / ON: DESIGN
Jan 29, 2009
Design for DIYers, globetrotters, timekeepers, flower-lovers and garbage collectors
Spot the bag
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 23, 2008
PMZ pedals, the Memodesk, horned sockets, Issey Miyake watches and the perfect gift box
JEAN SNOW A pedal with pedigree
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 25, 2008
Traveler's friend
The resurgence of the Moleskine notebook — said to have been used by the likes of Matisse, Van Gogh and Hemingway — has not only seen it evolve, but take on unexpected shapes and formats. The latest incarnation sees it turn into a city guide, offering up maps and tabbed sections — to keep track...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 28, 2008
Head for the future
JEAN SNOW
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Sep 30, 2008
Designer wine racks, light bulbs, place mats and more
Northern hangers
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 26, 2008
The Pantone Slide, TwistTogether Lamp and Sony Sountina
Tower of audio power If there's one thing you can surely trust Sony to do, it's to stoke our technolust with innovative new audio products. With the introduction of the Sountina nondirectional speaker, Sony continues that tradition. The 180-cm tower of sound, which includes a subwoofer, looks like it...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 22, 2008
A head-turning umbrella and other designer treats
Electric bean
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 24, 2008
Mag racks, Issey Miyake watches and a tidy little cellphone buddy
Label of love With pretty much anything now just a quick printout away, is there really still a place in the office or at home for the humble label writer? Looking at the Tepra Pro label writer from King Jim — a company mostly known for its colorful binders and filing systems — it becomes apparent...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
May 27, 2008
Toothpaste tube chandeliers, eco-seats and other design highlights
A toothy light
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 22, 2008
A prototype in your livingroom
When architect Keiji Ashizawa decided to move his Tokyo studio into a new space last year, he wanted to do something with it before settling in. So he arranged an exhibition last December in which a group of Tokyo-based designers presented all manner of prototypes for commercial products such as the...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Feb 26, 2008
METAPHYS' LADD mag rack, Lemnos' new mirror and H Concept's PhotoHanger
Hanging vanity
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / ON: DESIGN
Jan 22, 2008
Naoto Fukusawa, the peg pencil, Gallery Le Bain and more
Naoto Fukusawa: Beech Boy
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 25, 2007
MoMA store in Tokyo, plus stylish New Year cards, cat toys and vacuum cleaners
MoMA Design steps in
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 27, 2007
Design Week in Tokyo; Good Design Award
Tokyo Design Week, the 2007 edition, has come and gone, and now we have to deal with the fallout: what we saw, experienced, and enjoyed throughout the weeklong design showcase. Although it truly is an international event, here are a few highlights from some of the Japanese participants.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Sep 25, 2007
Tokujin Yoshioka, Nosign Design etc.
A drop of light
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 28, 2007
Kyosho's MANOI PF0, IDEA International's MACINARI-TAKUMI collection, etc.
Your new best friend
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 24, 2007
DoCoMo's Simpure L2, Uniqlo's Hotels Homes, etc.
Word play
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 26, 2007
Metaphys, Bunaco, etc.
Earlier this month at Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center, the massive Interior Lifestyle show hosted more than 600 exhibitors, more than half of which were domestic companies. Having dug through the many products on display, this week I will spotlight the best Japanese designs you can expect to see on...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
May 22, 2007
OVO, DateBlock, VAPE No. 1 NEO and DECO LAMP
Eggish timer
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
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