Come the end of the year in Japan, there’s a rush on cleaning services, straw decorations and boxed osechi ryōri (traditional New Year’s cuisine). But over the past few years, a new item has ...

Japanese artisan notebook and stationery providers have been more than happy to fulfill this export niche, and one company in particular has produced a diary/planner that has captivated American ...

From the 1900s-founded Kokuyo to the global success of MUJI, up your office aesthetic with our design-focused roundup of the best Japanese stationery ...

According to the Pinterest Fall 2024 Trend Report, Japanese culture and style are strongly influencing both design and fashion, including a 135% increase in searches for “Japanese living room ...

This past weekend, the Tokyo Auto Salon was held at the Makuhari Messe convention centre in Chiba. Along with showcasing hundreds of custom cars from Japanese manufacturers and tuners, this event also ...

A slender-framed bamboo chair, electrolytically coloured steel furniture and tiles pigmented with micro-algae feature in this roundup of products exhibited at Designtide Tokyo. Designtide Tokyo, a ...

“Pictures of Belonging” traces the careers of three female artists who flourished despite the U.S. government’s imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. By Aruna D’Souza One ...

To-do lists, class notes, and random reminders are just a few of the things you might want to write in a notebook. A digital notebook is the perfect tool to bridge the gap between a traditional ...

It adorns everything from notebooks to toasters, purses to planes ... As we've explored the world of Japanese logos, it's evident that effective logo design goes beyond aesthetics. It delves into ...

A new exhibition in London traces the evolution of tarot from Renaissance Italy to the present day, with the card designs shifting ... died in a helicopter crash. Japanese collectors spent ...

We explore a new exhibition in Copenhagen focusing on the grand dame of Danish design, Nanna Ditzel. Then we learn why 1951 was a key year in architectural acoustics and take a factory tour at Mylands ...