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DESIGN

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 16, 2016
'Zakka: Goods and Things'
Feb. 26-June 5
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2016
Exhibition showcases quest to pair patients with novel search for cure
People with obscure, degenerative nerve disorders with no known cures. A biologist exploring the use of fruit flies as an alternative to mice to test drug compounds. A designer who makes his own laser cutter. All of them have collaborated for a unique exhibition that could one day change the way new...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2016
Japan's picture ID before World War II
Last year, the number of tourists coming into Japan outnumbered those going out for the first time in 45 years. In absolute terms, it may be the first time that tourism has properly taken off for this country, despite numerous attempts by various ministries and semi-official agencies over the years to...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 12, 2016
'Asaba's Assimilation: Katsumi Asaba Exhibition'
Jan. 15-March 19
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 5, 2016
The difficulty of being Frank Gehry
The exhibition "Frank Gehry: I Have an Idea," currently at 21_21 Design Sight and curated by fellow architect Tsuyoshi Tane, crams in a lot, but it's not exactly a linear retrospective. Rather, it's an upward look at a man on a tightrope — a man who must balance form and function; rein in creativity...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 29, 2015
'Visit Japan: Tourism Promotion in the 1920s and 1930s'
Jan. 9-Feb. 28
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2015
311 entries for Tokyo Olympics logo make first cut
A total of 311 designs survived the first round of the second Tokyo Olympics logo competition, the organizers said Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2015
Over 14,500 logos submitted for 2020 design competition
Organizers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics said they received 14,599 proposals for the new logo before the noon Monday deadline.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 5, 2015
Bathed in good design
The traditional Japanese end-of-year "spring clean" is usually when you discover that some of the home's furnishings are a bit worse for wear. So why not look into some stylish investments now, before you get the broom out for the new year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 1, 2015
Otto Kunzli's real 'statement jewelry'
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JAPAN
Dec 1, 2015
More than 2,500 logo ideas submitted for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organizing Committee has received more than over 2,500 designs for a new logo, the selection panel's chairman said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 16, 2015
Architect pair tap 3-D printing, ice to share top NASA prize for Mars habitat design
In the coming decades, as humans leave Earth to expand the bounds of space travel, astronauts are sure to find themselves for the first time in habitats other than the International Space Station.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 13, 2015
'Architect Frank Gehry: I Have an Idea'
Oct. 16-Feb. 7
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 10, 2015
Home sweet home: Preserving the traditional Kanazawa townhouse
Traditional wooden townhouses called machiya could once be found throughout Japan and were especially common in cities such as Kyoto and Nara in Kansai, as well as Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 3, 2015
Furniture that goes against the grain
Seeing both the wood and the trees
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 29, 2015
'Spectrum: Examining Today, Searching for the Future'
Sept. 26-Oct. 18
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2015
Hadid quits second contest for Olympic stadium after failing to snag contractor
Architect Zaha Hadid, whose stadium design for the Tokyo Olympics was scrapped over its ballooning costs, won't compete in the rematch because she can't find a contractor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 22, 2015
Kaoru Mende's bright ideas on darkness
'Whenever I see the alcove of a tastefully built Japanese room, I marvel at our comprehension of the secrets of shadows, our sensitive use of shadow and light," wrote the prominent modern novelist Junichiro Tanizaki in his 1933 essay on Japanese aesthetics, "In Praise of Shadows."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2015
Tokyo Olympics logo designer faces fresh plagiarism claim from U.S. artist
Another work by Tokyo Olympics logo designer Kenjiro Sano is generating concern about plagiarism, this time in the United States, with an American artist saying he is considering legal action.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2015
'Lars Muller: Books Analogue Reality'
Aug. 4-26
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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