Popular Japanese mobile apps have malicious design elements called dark patterns or deceptive user interface designs, researchers from Tokyo Tech have found. A new class of dark patterns, called ...

A new book from Phaidon titled Iro: The Essence of Colour in Japanese Design celebrates iconic pieces of design from the country through the lens of its traditional colour spectrum. Iro, which ...

Wa. Ma. Waku doki. Wabi sabi. When it comes to car design, the Japanese are literally speaking their own language these days. The country's automakers are embarking on a major styling renaissance and ...

Portland interior designer Midori Karasawa takes a restrained approach to furnishing a home. She was born in Tokyo, where dwellings are small and spare, and high-quality materials are accentuated by ...

Think of a Japanese garden and chances are you will envisage a gracefully arching bridge, winding stepping stones, moss ...

Curator Ian Lynam wants to expand the types of people and projects that are recognised when the history of Japanese design is discussed. A new exhibition aims to tell the story of Japanese graphic ...

Post World War II, architects like Kenzo Tange pioneered a new blend of tradition with modernism, sparking the influential Metabolist movement of the 1960s that imagined cities as organic, adaptable ...

The Okura Prestige Tower Lobby. When the demolition of a hotel results in an international outcry, you know it has become more than just a place to stay; it is a destination in its own right, an ...