Japan
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Japan
The Tech Scene
Japan is known the world over for pioneering many technological innovations. This daring attitude is and isn’t part of the web culture. Japan has some really unique services for consumers like the one’s I’ve mentioned, and websites sprung up to help make the eCommerce transition smooth. So smooth that in 2013 Japan ranked #2 on the
... See moreRich Mirocco • Big in Japan: Web Design in the Land of the Rising Sun
Step into Rokujuan, where time moves to the rhythm of tea whisks and brushstrokes. 🍵🎨
📍 House of Kagetoshi Imao – an artist’s sanctuary where:
✨ Warabi mochi melts like spring mist on your tongue
✨ Every corner whispers with hidden art (don’t miss his dragon at Nanzen-ji!)... See more
instagram.comunderrated neighborhood to thrift in tokyo — with a full list of stores included!
comment “GIMME” if you want the full list of stores (& more) in google maps! (will dm u!)
i went to kichijoji, which is apparently a super popular neighborhood for people to live in, and is also the home of the... See more
instagram.comSeijaku is a state of energized calm, free from the stress of everyday life, but focused and capable of action. It’s a sense of tranquility and purpose in the midst of the daily chaos.
14 Japanese concepts that will help you see life in a different light
I mean, you’re (Offscreen) probably not making a ton of money publishing an indie magazine, right? So why do you do it? Because you feel it in your bones. This must exist.
Craig Mod • Offscreen Magazine Interview
Wabi-Sabi | A Japanese Philosophy of Perfect Imperfection
youtube.comThe draw of big cities, like New York, London, LA, or Tokyo is that they are made of a series of distinct, colorful neighborhoods, each with their own identity, vibe, and demographic. What makes them different are the small, local, mom-and-pop shops—not the chains of identical mass retail stores.
Adam Wray • The Shape of Post-Covid Retail
Lean and agile, with a common root in post–World War II Japan, have a lot in common, such as a focus on building quality in, value, flow, respect for people, a pull-based system of work, and a kaizen process of continuous improvement and visualizing work. However, a key area where they differ is the focus on “standardized work” in lean. Mass
... See moreJonathan Smart • Sooner Safer Happier: Antipatterns and Patterns for Business Agility
Our lives really do seem strange and mysterious when you look back on them. Filled with unbelievably bizarre coincidences and unpredictable, zigzagging developments. While they are unfolding, it’s hard to see anything weird about them, no matter how closely you pay attention to your surroundings. In the midst of the everyday, these things may
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