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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 19, 2022
Japan’s industrial manufacturers forge artisanal brands
Japanese heavy manufacturing has always had a reputation for precision, but this new crops of products make the case for artistic finesse as well.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 22, 2022
Peter Liedberg: ‘It’s rare for businesses in Japan to even know about sign painting’
A Swedish graphic designer and sign painter finds that if you have a genuine interest in what you’re doing, then it’s less painful trying to become better at it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 21, 2022
Designart Tokyo 2022 envisions a more sustainable future
Through Oct. 30, Tokyo abounds with functional and fantastical designs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Oct 8, 2022
Mending fashion’s threadbare relationship with sustainability
Another season gone and another round of promises from designers the world over to become more eco-friendly dashed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 1, 2022
When big brands tap traditional Japanese crafts, all parties prosper
In their ever-evolving search for the latest, greatest trend, top designers seek the expertise, and stimulate the preservation, of traditional crafts.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 25, 2022
Ray Masaki: ‘Being earnest and not overdoing things — that’s what resonates’
Ray Masaki moved from America to Japan to gain a better understanding of his heritage. Today, he continues to navigate his cultural identity both in his design work and his own life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 14, 2022
Yusuke Nagatani: ‘The future of manufacturing is Japanese companies like ours teaching and sharing their know-how abroad’
Yusuke Nagatani sees a bright future for the world of Japanese manufacturing, but he admits that if he hadn’t searched for his current path on his own he might have never found it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
May 22, 2022
A fabricated future: Awards highlight pioneers of material design
Fantastic, futuristic materials may one day become the building blocks of a sustainable present.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 16, 2022
A window of opportunity for Japanese glassware
Introducing some eye-catching new glassware products that have been made with different Japanese glass-making techniques.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 20, 2022
Japanese designers serve up unusual tableware
With more people spending time at home amid the pandemic, the demand for attractive tableware is creating new design opportunities for Japanese porcelain.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 20, 2021
Hide and seek: New looks for Japan’s leather industry
Three creators who are using the classic material in innovative and modern ways.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 27, 2021
Ishinomaki Laboratory celebrates 10 years of DIY design
Ishinomaki Laboratory remains rooted in community empowerment, fusing quality design with social impact — locally as well as globally.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 20, 2021
Getting the dirt on Japan’s latest clay creations
Today, tiles are an architectural staple. Many are still made using traditional techniques, and some manufacturers are finding creative ways to revamp their wares for a wider audience.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 28, 2020
Material Market finds beauty in recycling Japan’s craft waste
With a slick, minimalist design, Material Market is one of the few ventures in Japan that allows the general public to purchase craft waste materials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 20, 2020
Lawson finds itself lampooned for rebranding design effort
Most complaints have centered around the minimal information that is included on the packaging.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2020
Not just another day at the office: Rethinking Japan’s business culture amid the COVID-19 pandemic
The workplaces that employees nationwide are slowly returning to are unlikely to be the same as the ones they left when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 26, 2020
Plastic pods offer stylish solution for COVID-19 dining
For restaurant owners worrying how they can welcome back customers, a French designer has created a cylinder of transparent plastic for coronavirus protection
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Feb 17, 2020
Fresh ideas for old-school crafts
As many of Japan’s traditional crafts and industries hope to adapt to survive, more young designers are offering their creative help
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 15, 2020
Alvin Cheung: Coffee and keyboards — a perfect combo
Alvin Cheung talks about the caffeine-charged world of entrepreneurism, design and ‘coffee terroir.’
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jan 20, 2020
Handmade in Japan with love
From horizontal vases to panty-clad glasses, Japan’s handmade market can offer some extraordinary gift ideas for Valentine’s Day.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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