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ON DESIGN

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 10, 2014
'Takehiko Inoue interprets Gaudi's Universe'
Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) left behind an unrivaled legacy of Modernist architecture — Casa Vicens, Casa Mila, the famous unfinished basilica Sagrada Familia and many more unusual structures. His imaginative, often colorful works inspired other architects and artists, and continues to do so today.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 3, 2014
'The Rings from the Hashimoto Collection of the National Museum of Western Art'
To commemorate Kanshi Hashimoto's 2012 donation of 870 pieces of jewelry from the Hashimoto Collection, The National Museum of Western Art is showcasing around 300 of the 760 rings in the collection. These rings — many encrusted with diamonds and other gems — represent various periods of history,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2014
'Presents from Eiji Mitooka: Designs to Make People and Cities Happier'
Through his train designs and station-building plans for Japan Rail's Kyushu Line, industrial designer Eiji Mitooka has won multiple awards for work that harmoniously reflects locals and their lives.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Jun 12, 2014
Follow design tips to the letter
Recently, letters of the alphabet have become popular decorations in interior design, whether as symbols of the homeowner's inner thoughts or as simple motifs. They can add a modern and personal touch to a room, especially if hand-painted and self-designed — something that visitors are invited to do...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Jun 9, 2014
Young designer opportunities, plus new lines for older brands
Designers, get ready to get crazy
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 7, 2014
Kengo Kuma: 'a product of place'
Renowned architect's new book, 'My Place,' reflects an awareness of humanity's close affinity to the world around us.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 5, 2014
Getting crafty in Yokohama
These days, stores and even markets are filled with cheap, manufactured and mass-produced products. It's no wonder that there appears to be a bit of a rebellious demand for original handcrafted goods. This weekend, Yokohama hosts one of the biggest craft fairs in Japan, offering a wide range of handmade...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 2, 2014
Japan's Good Design Award hits the mark with new store in Hong Kong
Japan's Good Design Award just got better. Or, at least, broader.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 2, 2014
Clever designs in kitchenware and desktop decor
Keeping flower books
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
May 30, 2014
Shiro Kuramata's iconic sushi bar heads to Hong Kong museum
Sushi is arguably Japan’s most popular cultural export — and modern design would probably run a close second. So when, in 1988, the two were "combined" in the form of a sushi bar designed by the iconic Shiro Kuramata, well, perhaps it was only a matter of time before the whole thing would be dismantled...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2014
Nissan abandons Japanese roots to flaunt a more 'passionate, seductive' Latin Infiniti
Nissan Motor Co. is looking to give its luxury Infiniti cars a design makeover that will dilute its Japanese roots and flaunt a more "passionate" Latin feel.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
May 15, 2014
Design Festa vol. 39 celebrates 20 years of original creativity
With so many designer goods now manufactured in large numbers, sometimes we forget that "design" stems from creativity and originality.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
May 5, 2014
Classic home products get quirky updates
Crisp and dry lettuce
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 10, 2014
There is a giant serving of culture in one bowl of rice
Rice. A bland, white carbohydrate? Staple food that forms the nourishing core of every meal? A crop that has molded culture and society? Or primal sustenance imbued with mystic life force of the gods?
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 3, 2014
When it comes to public space, Atelier Bow Wow barks up the right tree
Atelier Bow Wow uses the framework of art exhibitions to encourage public social interaction in what it calls 'micro public spaces.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jan 4, 2014
Kenya Hara: the future of design
Sitting at a plain white table in a meeting room high up on the 12th floor of a narrow building in central Tokyo, product designer Kenya Hara asks me to picture a shallow plate in my mind. "Now imagine a slightly deeper plate," Hara says, "that gets deeper and deeper and eventually becomes a bowl."
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 18, 2013
Old ways to break the mold of mass production
The simplicity of form and color on display at "Product Design Today: Creating 'Made in Japan' " is undeniable. The ceramics are predominantly white, wooden items reveal natural grains, cast iron is kept jet black, contours are uncomplicated and there is not one single ostentatious embellishment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2013
Government unpins Google Maps for top design prize
The government will not give the Good Design Grand Award to Google Maps even though it got the most votes, prompting speculation that it was snubbed because the maps include rivals' names for disputed islets claimed by Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 28, 2013
Smashing ideas on future design and technology
While contemporary art is still transfixed by its own reflection, veteran Japanese curator Yuko Hasegawa has focused her cultural microscope on something quite different. "Bunny Smash Design to touch the world," the current group exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, is a hit-and-miss...
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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