Why eight Tokyo minutes from office to metro is too long – The city is seeing a boom in commercial construction but labour scarcity has made location a critical concern for companies
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Why Frank Lloyd Wright was so good
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Muji has a prescription for the loneliness epidemic in Japan
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The history of emoticons
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Who really wants megastructure cites?
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The secret world of Japan's puzzle masters
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Why Kyoto prohibits bright colours
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Why Chiso Kimonos are so expensive | So Expensive
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Inside one of Japan's tiniest houses
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Why Japan's internet is weirdly designed
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This video tells the story of the Nakagin Capsule Tower, its design, construction, life, and ultimate demise
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Tango Chirimen and Te-Nassen (A dissertation on applying traditional Japanese textiles to modern garments)
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This Japanese typewriter is cool as hell
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How Japan built cities where you could send your toddler on an errand
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Nissin to sell a fork specially designed for its cup ramen
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Ise Jingu and the Pyramid of Enabling Technologies
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Wooden buildings that won’t burn
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Japan's jimi ("mundane") Halloween costumes of 2020
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Winners of the 2021 Japan Packaging Design Awards
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Transparent public toilets unveiled in Tokyo parks — but they also offer privacy
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The Tokyo Toilet - Public toilets in seventeen locations in Shibuya will be given unique redesigns by renowned designers and architects
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What life indoors looks like in Tokyo’s cramped homes
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The typographic identity and psyche of Neon Genesis Evangelion
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