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Plamo Furniture¡¯s Baum series of interior works, designed by Takuro Izumi, is made with vertically layered panels of engineered wood that can be custom-designed to seamlessly fit any space.
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 5, 2024
Japan¡¯s flat-packed furniture doesn¡¯t skimp on aesthetics
Disappointed by flat-packed aesthetics? Not if you give these Japan-designed pieces a look.
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
May 18, 2024
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
Described as ¡°collector¡¯s items,¡± the works are being kept under wraps until their debut at a May 24-25 exhibition at Kudan House in Tokyo¡¯s Chiyoda Ward.
Since launching in 1961, the iconic Salone del Mobile furniture fair has firmly established Milan¡¯s status as a leading force in the global design world
LIFE / Style & Design
Apr 18, 2024
Salone del Mobile¡¯s Maria Porro: ¡®Italy and Japan share many things¡¯
Maria Porro became the leading global design fair¡¯s first female and youngest-ever president when she was named to the position in 2021.
Japan's culture of floor-sitting stretches back to ancient times. Only in the last 60 years has it faced off against a new lifestyle brought along by the rapid spread of chairs and other high furniture.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Nov 20, 2023
Has Japan mastered sitting?
Sitting is a deceptively simple act. But the story of sitting in Japan spans centuries of culture, politics and religion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 16, 2023
Japan springs into action for Salone del Mobile Milan 2023
The world¡¯s largest annual furniture and design trade fair is back in full force, and Japanese designers are well represented.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Apr 15, 2023
Artisans update timeless craft of intricate ¡®puzzle cabinets¡¯
Although the craft of making karakuri-dansu is slowly disappearing, a craftsman and his son are keep the tradition torch lit with story-filled pieces for collectors and enthusiasts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 18, 2023
Celebrate spring with fresh furniture ideas from Japan
Recycled cabinets, artful sculptures and multipurpose workstations to spruce up your home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 21, 2022
Designart Tokyo 2022 envisions a more sustainable future
Through Oct. 30, Tokyo abounds with functional and fantastical designs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2020
India draws fire for hiking taxes on imported electronics, toys and furniture
India on Saturday raised taxes on imports of goods including electronics, toys and furniture, aiming to give impetus to domestic manufacturing in a move that will hit Sweden¡¯s IKEA and other foreign firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2018
Ingvar Kamprad, Ikea¡¯s Swedish billionaire founder, dies at 91
Ingvar Kamprad, whose boyhood business of selling pencils and seeds from his bicycle in Sweden eventually grew into the Ikea furniture chain, has died. He was 91.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 5, 2017
Tokyo welcomes Designart
Last month saw the launch of Designart ¡ª the capital¡¯s new annual collection of exhibitions that bring together Japanese and overseas creators for collaborations on product design and objets d¡¯art. Here are a few picks that showcase the inaugural event¡¯s embrace of color, versatility and humanitarianism.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 15, 2017
A home for all seasons
¡®So how many homes do you have now?¡¯
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2017
Budget furniture king Akio Nitori discounted his way to a fortune
Embarrassed by the recall of thousands of kitchenware pots after they appeared to leach lead when heated, discount-furniture king Akio Nitori took an unusual step. He hired a team of auto industry engineers to revamp the quality assurance and testing division.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2017
Furniture chain Nitori weighs buying into apparel market
Nitori Holdings Co. is considering buying an apparel chain in Japan, a move that will pit the furniture seller against rivals including Fast Retailing Co., Asia¡¯s largest clothier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2016
IKEA recalling 36 million dressers, chests blamed for six tip-over deaths
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA Group is recalling almost 36 million chests and dressers in the United States and Canada that have been linked to the deaths of six children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 3, 2012
Today¡¯s J-blip: Ikea pops up all over Cat Street
In a series of pop-ups, Ikea Japan gives city folk a taste of Swedish style.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Nov 2, 2010
What rolled in with the DesignTide
Interactivity is the keyword at this year¡¯s Design Tide showcase of sleek and sexy objects.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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