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ON DESIGN

Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jan 31, 2012
Ideas of note
Note pads that snap into action We revisit Postalco for yet another piece of stationery we've fallen in love with. This time it's the brand's new environmentally friendly Snap Pad.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 27, 2011
Let's not forget the little things
Good design in focus Nendo's design-conscious goods for Elecom were featured earlier this year, and it's keeping up the good work with its latest batch of digital accessories to spruce up your desktop.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 22, 2011
Small surprises and understated brilliance
Spread a little light Idea International's new multipurpose LED interior lamp shows that just a little light goes a long way.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 25, 2011
The natural tide of the times
Back to basics Ki no Kami paper — the result of a collaboration between the Shiodome Innovation Studio (a creative unit that teams Japan's leading advertising agency, Dentsu, and Keio University's Shonan Fujisawa Campus with various creators) and the PaPaCo Yoshino wooden-toy maker — is designed...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Sep 27, 2011
Upgrading the ordinary
Ice-cool statements Here's a fun example of the power of design: Turning something as simple as ice cubes into a political/environmental statement.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 30, 2011
Cleverness in things great and small
Milestones for cyclists There's a bicycle craze currently sweeping the nation — or so the media would have you believe — and in the midst of it, we're starting to see designers pay particular attention to cycling accessories. Design trio Mile has introduced a beautiful take on the bike stand...
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...
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's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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