Traditional standing flower bouquets outside Saturday’s Swagger store opening in Harajuku – the stand+bouquet+sign format can be found at the opening of anything from shoe …



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An example of current fashion subtly pushing technology norms. How? If you’re the kind of person that keeps your music player in your low-slung-jean pockets (Shibuya …
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The placement of objects when they are not used. The perceived risk that those objects will be damaged or can damage other objects should they …
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The contract sits in front of me, its dense kanji taunting me from the printed page. I stare blankly back and try hard to focus …
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Anticipation of use, contexts of use.
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To arrive back in Tokyo is to confront the rituals of physically and mentally unpacking. Today there isn’t a field research kit but in its place …
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Friends of mine recently moved in a modern Tokyo apartment, that included amongst its other mod-cons a remote control to operate the toilet. Control panel’s …
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