A day wrapped around local media interviews and the inevitable photo shoot. When it’s nudging 40-degrees-and-humid there’s nowhere better than the reflective properties of a …
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Mass-Localised / Post-Globalised
21 Nov 2009
Ducked into a local media store to stock up on local tunes for an off-road trip in Oman – 90% of the content for sale …
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On the wrong side of the lens unfortunately.
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Head down to Akasaka for the launch of a new product and duck into a cafe to work on the presentation. Talking for 25 minutes …
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On a side note – it’s interesting to see how other people label that thing that you do. I’m neither a trained anthropologist nor do …
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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 …
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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 …
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The practice of showing side-by-side photos of the deceased – one recent the other taken from the past – photo from the Salt Lake Tribune. …
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Some days simply work better than others – the extended research team fans out to gather data from some of the 32.8 million Chongqingites and …
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After seven years of living in Tokyo its the first time in the UK that I’m only seeing my home land through the eyes of …
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