The architect of the National Stadium, venue for the Olympics, Kuma reflected that post-COVID-19, and as society ages, architecture and design will need to incorporate an...
Hello Kitty is an ambiguous character. She has hardly any facial features, let alone expressions, and she has no mouth, and is therefore speechless. Her ambiguity...
The exhibition, curated by Big Comic Original magazine editor Yutaka Ishihara, runs until September 5 at the Tokyo Contemporary Museum of Art.
Between the threading, the dyeing, the weaving, the sewing, and everything in between “the complexity of each step is mind boggling”, explains Sheila Cliffe.
Besides the motifs inspired by Haruki Murakami's literature works, you’ll also discover his passion for music, cats within the designs, and two tops that have his...
In Japan, look for cute and creative design elements in everyday life. One of our favourite Japan-only structures, though, are the fruit-shaped bus stops in Konagai.
"There is something about luminosity that resonates with people. The glow of the lighthouse, the eternal flame. It could be a testimony for being alive or...
We wrote before about the Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR Japan), an international NGO born in Japan. This year AAR Japan released...
In the last few weeks, both domestic and international news outlets have been busy heralding the arrival in Tokyo of two so-called ‘transparent toilets’ (透明トイレ). ...
Feature photo: Hokusai’s “Great Wave” in Camberwell, by Dominic Swords Part 2 of a series marking the artist’s 260th anniversary Other parts of the series: Introduction to a...
Many people of our generation might not have even been familiar with it before 2020, but the traditional half-mermaid and half-bird yokai (supernatural monster) Amabie...
The first Italian flagship store of Uniqlo, Japan’s leading retailer, opened in Milan on September 13 already boasting the largest collection of t-shirts in Europe and...
