The cautionary tale of Japan's "sex recession"
At the forefront of the so-called global "sex recession" is Japan, which has one of the lowest fertility rates on Earth, and it could serve as a cautionary tale for the U.S. and other …
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Japan Airlines’ New Seating Map Shows Where the Crying Babies Will Be on Your Next Flight
Japan Airlines is rolling out a new feature for its online booking tool that shows users where potentially crying babies will be sitting on their next flight. "Passengers traveling with chi…
Fumihiko Sano Studio creates Dandelion Chocolate cafe in Kyoto
Fumihiko Sano Studio has created a cafe and shop for San Francisco chocolatier Dandelion Chocolate, which occupies a century-old house in Kyoto, Japan. Dandelion Chocolate is a small-b…
Yuri Suzuki shows the fun side of sound design in seven offbeat projects
There's a lot more to sound design than special effects, says Yuri Suzuki. The London-based designer talks Dezeen through seven projects that show how he is using design to improve our…
This week, installations by Kengo Kuma and Sam Jacobs opened at LDF
This week on Dezeen, installations by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and British architect and designer Sam Jacobs opened at the V&A museum as part of the London Design Festival. As…
Tattoos in Japan: Why they're so tied to the yakuza
It's because of the association between tattoos and a mafia-like group called the yakuza - which has operated in Japan for hundreds of years. "The tattoos are crucial to yaku…
One Rule For The Dragon Ball FighterZ Championship Is The Most Dragon Ball Thing Ever
A world championship tour for Dragon Ball Fighter Z will see qualifying competitions in seven different countries, each with its own Dragon Ball as a prize. Announced by publisher Bandai Namco E…
Hideo Kojima's Controversial Tweets Are Different In Japanese
Over the past few years, Hideo Kojima’s Twitter accounts have been tweeting in Japanese, his native language, and English, his second language. There are mistakes in his English tweets, and for …
Theater Review: At the Armory, a Mesmerizingly Japanese Antigone
That’s the Antigone that’s currently taking place in an 18,000-gallon pool of water at the Park Avenue Armory. Miyagi’s Antigone is not a story about the living; it’s a rite for the de…
Foster + Partners' latest Apple Store opens in central Tokyo
The latest Apple Store in Tokyo is fronted by a row of two-storey protruding windows that turn the shopfront into a series of display cabinets. Located near the Imperial Palace in the Marun…