Apr 27, 2026
How a Chinese Startup Taught Japan’s Makers to Print Again
The desktop 3D printer used to be the great unfulfilled promise of Japanese hobbyist manufacturing. In two years, Bambu Lab turned it…
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Apr 26, 2026
UNIQLO Now Sells Sunglasses by the Millivolt
Japan's quiet bet that real-time environmental data is retail's next layer. Inside UNIQLO's new in-store UV index display and what it means…
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Apr 25, 2026
Bentley Hired Anthropologists to Understand Japan’s Ultra-Rich. Then Revenue Per Car Went Up 10%.
The new gold standard of luxury isn't features. It's ethnography.
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Apr 25, 2026
When Moisturizer Becomes Merch
The charm-decorated skincare selling out in Tokyo is telling us something about Gen Z — and about what K-beauty becomes after "glass…
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Apr 19, 2026
Why K-Beauty Is Taking Over Japan — The Anua Charm Cosme Phenomenon
4,300 people stood in a queue for a skincare mist with a charm clip. Inside the Anua phenomenon that is rewriting how…
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