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The Background of My Expansion from Technology to Design, Art, and Traditional Culture

A Veteran Technology Journalist

Jan 8

The Background of My Expansion from Technology to Design, Art, and Traditional Culture

Jan 8

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Japonisme 3: the Quiet Power Shaping 21st Century Culture

For the past several years, I have been haunted by the idea that we are in the midst of a new era of Japonisme. I call this latest movement…

Dec 30, 2024

Japonisme 3: the Quiet Power Shaping 21st Century Culture

Dec 30, 2024

Travel Recommendations from Visitors Across Time: 3 Historical Guides on Where to Visit in Japan

This article was created as an experiment to see if the generative AI Claude could be useful for writing Japonisme3-related content. As it…

Apr 1

Travel Recommendations from Visitors Across Time: 3 Historical Guides on Where to Visit in Japan

Apr 1

The True Cost of Convenience: When Digital Efficiency Breeds Human Fragility

We must have more serious discussions about the ideal relationship between humans and technology.

Feb 19

The True Cost of Convenience: When Digital Efficiency Breeds Human Fragility

Feb 19

Architecture of Absence: Sony’s Radical Reimagining of Urban Space in Ginza

On 26th January, Sony makes its homecoming to this historic corner of Ginza with the opening of Ginza Sony Park.

Jan 24

Architecture of Absence: Sony’s Radical Reimagining of Urban Space in Ginza

Jan 24

Liberating Design: How Tamae Hirokawa Transcended Western Fashion to Design Everything

from the Exhibition Catalogue Essay of Tamae Hirokawa’s Solo Exhibition

Jan 14

Liberating Design: How Tamae Hirokawa Transcended Western Fashion to Design Everything

Jan 14

The Art of Uselessness

The event ‘DESIGNART’ is currently being held in Tokyo. This year, I was asked to act as an official guide for the press tour. I…

Oct 25, 2024

The Art of Uselessness

Oct 25, 2024

Jean-Michel Folon: The Belgian Artist Who Captivated Steve Jobs

This is an English version of an article I wrote for the Japanese art media MON ONCLE. You can read the Japanese version of the article…

Sep 5, 2024

Jean-Michel Folon: The Belgian Artist Who Captivated Steve Jobs

Sep 5, 2024

Exclusive first-hand experience of ‘Apple Vision Pro’

Yesterday, Apple announced ‘Apple Vision Pro,’ their first step into the ‘Spatial Computing.’; I was luckily chosen as one of the first…

Jun 6, 2023

Exclusive first-hand experience of ‘Apple Vision Pro’

Jun 6, 2023

Alpine Loop: the fruit of collaboration between Fukui craftsmanship and Apple

A family-run, “narrow-woven” company in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, made that orange band. What is the advanced production technology…

Dec 23, 2022

Alpine Loop: the fruit of collaboration between Fukui craftsmanship and Apple

Dec 23, 2022

Nobuyuki Hayashi林信行

Nobuyuki Hayashi林信行

aka Nobi //tech & design journalist/consultant. Covered tech industry since 1990. Now telling people technology alone cannot change our lives for better.

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