This Japanese philosophy may hold the secret to a happy work life
Ikigai is a Japanese concept that translates to “a reason for being.” It may also hold the keys to prolonging your life. At the intersection...
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How Japan uses blue LED light panels on station platforms to prevent suicides
Tokyo runs 13 billion passenger trips each year, making its train stations some of the busiest in the world. Using sound design and various other...
Underground bicycle parking systems in Japan
The robotic system, called the Eco Cycle, stores bikes 36 feet underground. It can store 204 bikes at a time. To use it, you need...
Views of Tokyo (1913-1915)
[bha size=’120×120′ variation=’01’ align=’alignright’]Last week, I blogged about a trip through Golden Gate City: San Francisco (1939). This week’s archival video goes back in time to...
This hover backpack will make you jump, jump!
My dream of being able to dunk may come to reality thanks to the Lunativity Hoverpack. Students from the University of Tokyo developed a hover...
Van Gogh’s fascination with Japan
Japanese art flooded Western Europe when in 1854, America forced Japan to open its borders to trade. Some of the prints of Japanese woodcuts made...
Van Gogh: ‘These waves are claws, the boat is caught in them, you can feel it.’
Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai finished his most famous work, The Great Wave, at the age of 71. Upon seeing the print, Van Gogh remarked: “These waves...