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The practice of kitting out a bunch of students in a uniform and sending them out onto the streets, in Shibuya.



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19 Mar 2008

In: Cultural Norms, Shibuya
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Sports, Tracked by Phone

18 Mar 2008

In: Design Inspiration
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Japanese mobile operator KDDI/AU gently stretches, jogs and cycles its way further into the service space with its Smart Sports service – use your mobile …
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Cultural Arbitrage

18 Mar 2008

In: Cultural Norms
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Pattern recognition with a given format – URL, phone number, address, QR bar code…; the speed at which domain squatters squat; cultural nuances within a …
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Form and Flexibility

18 Mar 2008

In: Cultural Norms
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New Ways of Feeling

18 Mar 2008

In: Akasaka, Design Inspiration
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The gag reflex is pretty strong.
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Sign / Form

18 Mar 2008

In: Cultural Norms
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Second Life

16 Mar 2008

In: Sangenjaya, Street Hacks
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Worn out baseballs used as additional grip under this bench.
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Local Delivery, Global Organisations

16 Mar 2008

In: Design Inspiration
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How to avoid drowning the tea-bag, from a back-of Shibuya cafe.
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Location Marker

16 Mar 2008

In: Cultural Norms
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Accidents Happen

16 Mar 2008

In: Shinagawa, Today's Office
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There’s always a slight frisson from spending a night in a hotel in your home city. Arrive at reception with no luggage aside from a …
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