Cultural Norms

Incentivised Recycling

Tokyo: close loop
The mental distance between the act of recycling, and what happens with what is recycled. My neighbourhood paper recycling van in Sangenjaya drops off (recycled) …



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30 Jun 2008

In: Sangenjaya
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Auto-Rickshaw Mud Flap Customisation

27 Jun 2008

In: Ahmedabad
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One of the sweeter aspects of whizzing between meetings in Ahmedabad has been seeing occasional glimpses of of artistic inspiration fly by – in the …
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Personalised Apology in a Group Context

20 Jun 2008

In: Yakushima
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A member of the ground crew (left of picture) stands with head bowed, apologising to passengers for technical delays. For every culture and/or industry: whether …
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Japanese Restaurant Condiment Norms

20 Jun 2008

In: Yakushima
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Bamboo Cushion

19 Jun 2008

In: Yakushima
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Call 119

19 Jun 2008

In: Yakushima
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Given the extensive use of emergency phone numbers in un/popular culture – the extent that it’s easier to remember the emergency number from another country? A …
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Nudity in Context II

19 Jun 2008

In: Yakushima
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And continuing on the thread of nudity in Japanese society – the now outdated practice of pixelating pubic hair in pornographic videos. More information on …
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Mobile Phone Airline e-Ticketing

19 Jun 2008

In: Yakushima
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The scanner at the JAL ticket gate, Yakushima airport for reading the QR bar code of the e-ticketon the mobile phone display.
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Lunch / Read

19 Jun 2008

In: Yakushima
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It’s fairly typical for neighbourhood restaurants to supply a range of weekly manga for customers – most office workers eat out for lunch.
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Home Textures

18 Jun 2008

In: Yakushima
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The inherent character of spaces. The extent to which the notion of inside and outside becomes mute. Photos from a traditional Yakushima house with sliding …
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