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The Mother Book is a pregnancy diary that mirrors the 40 weeks that a mother typically spends nurturing their babies inside their womb. The elaborately designed, handcrafted book consists…
“He’s the cat they call The Street Fighter! Yeah he’s pretty cool. He’s no Bruce Lee, but who in the hell is?”(Phillips) It’s the Asian cinema equivalent of Batman versus Superman, of Ali …
“Spoon Tamago” written in Tokyo 2020 font (our only complaint is the ampersand wasn’t available) The logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was revealed 2 weeks ago, on the dat…
Over the weekend Japanese online retailer BUYMA launched a unique ad campaign that aired on Japanese television. A male and female dancer, naked except for socks, dance across a stage doi…
“8 Cranes” | leaflets strewn across the street, transformed into paper cranes. Click images to enlarge If you’re walking down the street and you see a bunch of leaflets s…
photos by InDigital courtesy Vogue Japan Kimono-sleeved coats, embroidered koi fish, sheered mink applique of Mt. Fuji and wooden get_a sandals. I’m not describing a…
Although currently the center of a national debate and overall debacle, there is one nice story that’s come out of Tokyo’s National Stadium. When the iconic arena which hosted the 1964 To…
Yesterday everyone’s favorite minimal lifestyle store MUJI opened a new shop in Yurakucho, Tokyo. The new space, which is actually a renovation of an existing store, occupies 3 floors and…
This may be one of the more absurd things you see today. But who doesn’t need a little absurdity on the day after Labor Day weekend? 43 beakers lined up, each meticulously fill…
all photos by Naohiro Tsukada Seijyun Nishihata is a plant hunter. He travels around Japan and the world collecting exotic, magical plants. That doesn’t sound like a real…