Crowdsourced Weather Conditions
04 May 2008
Late last week tried to get a sense of the snow conditions on the top of Mount Fuji – the official climbing season starts in …
More »
More »
Newspaper Display Norms
03 May 2008
The extreme battle for space on this Shinagawa station convenience store dictates that newspapers are either folded and stacked vertically or, in the case of …
More »
More »
On the Way Out, Pull the Door To
01 May 2008
It’s been a stop-go-stop-go-go kind of week bouncing between hotel rooms, meetings, and ad-hoc work spaces – including the calming Espoo design studio, pictured here. …
More »
More »
English Caff Condiment Norms
29 Apr 2008
Today’s office starts early ends late.
When we walk in at half five in the morning – the only other punters are a couple of road …
More »
More »
QR bar codes positioned at the exit of Omotesando station – point your mobile phone camera at the code and be redirected to a mobile …
More »
More »
Spend more than a few years in Japan, most likely you’ll have enjoyed numerous visits to the immigration building – a short drab bus ride …
More »
More »
This morning’s office is cramped to say the least – my nose is pressed up against the collar of a salariman whose fresh pomade and …
More »
More »