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Jean Snow
A longtime resident of Tokyo, Jean Snow lives and breathes design, pop culture, and gaming, sustained by an unhealthy addiction to magazines and frequent visits to his favorites cafes. He has reported on these obsessions for various online and offline publications.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 26, 2011
Fun and function for office and home
The hair dryer stylist Since its launch, the Plus Minus Zero brand, well-known for its series of minimalist electric fans, has been expanding its lineup, adding new items in new product categories. The Hair Dryer is an extra notch on its belt for its bathroom offerings.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 28, 2011
Some new old favorites
Ready for the summer buzz There's one summer discomfort that has yet to kick in: the dreaded mosquito attacks. To help us win the battle over insects, household goods brand Vitantonio has teamed up with Kincho, an insect-repellent manufacturer, to create the Mosquito Buster.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
May 31, 2011
The ordinary made extraordinary
Nendo taps into nature's secrets Since the start of this column more than five years ago, we've been strong supporters of Oki Sato — better known as Nendo — and have closely followed his development as a creator into the design superstar he is today.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 28, 2011
The well-organized rites of spring
Time to head out into the sunshine Though the sakura (cherry blossom) festivities have just passed, spring is still in the air, and as the weather warms up we can expect brighter skies. With that comes lots of sunshine, which means for those of us with sensitive skin it's that time to search out the...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 31, 2011
Design in aid of Tohoku
The design world lends its artistic hand As Japan struggles with the consequences of the Kanto-Tohoku earthquake, this month's column takes a different format to highlight some of the ways the design community has come together to provide relief and support.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Feb 24, 2011
Designing with the grain
For kids branching out to art Last year, Kana Nakanishi caught our attention with Koke-a, an unusual piece of furniture with a mosslike surface of tufted wool on which to relax — her graduate project for Finland's Alto University of Art and Design. Now she's a member of Oiseau, which has launched Mother,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jan 27, 2011
Designs that are tidy, clean and stylin'
Tidy brand squeezes out another good design
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 30, 2010
For the office and home, work and play
Some warmth for the New Year
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 25, 2010
Tokyo Design Week roundup
Three weeks ago, Tokyo invited designers from all over the world to show their work at three major design events — Tokyo Designers Week, DesignTide and Design Touch — as well as at a host of other exhibitions scattered across the city. Here are some of our product picks from those shows.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 28, 2010
A well-designed reason to celebrate
Tokyo celebrates good design It's that time of year again when Tokyo hosts its biggest design festival. From Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, the streets of Aoyama and nearby areas will be offering the public a taste of what's new in household goods, furniture, jewelry and more. This time, Tokyo Designers Week, which...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Sep 30, 2010
Design that all adds up
Summing up stylish bookends
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 26, 2010
Objets d'art with a purpose in life
Working across the grain
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 29, 2010
Smart, trad and stylish win the race
Gateway to stylish furniture
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 24, 2010
Design for staying cool
Fans of a natural breeze
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
May 27, 2010
Smart, seasonal and celebratory
Nature is served
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 29, 2010
Everything is not as it seems
Nendo gains weight in Milan
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 25, 2010
Stationery players to watch
A handkerchief not to be sniffed at
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Feb 25, 2010
Warm hearts and home comforts
Niimi stand goes to pot
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jan 28, 2010
Design for keeping everything warm and just so
Drastic desk changes Hopefully you're still keeping your New Year's resolutions, and if one of them was to pay more attention to the little things in life, such as your desk space, then the latest from Japanese stationery brand Craft Design Technology can help fulfill those good intentions. Released...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 24, 2009
Handy music, Eiffel Tower Jr., analog emoticons and peaceful weaponry
Music of the spheres
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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