WEEK 3

Life | WEEK 3 Sep 14, 2013

Rescuing gadgets from the golden age of 'Made in Japan'

by Tomoko Otake

Piles of old electronic gadgetry, most of it out of order, clutter Junichi Matsuzaki's "studio" on the first floor of an aging public apartment building in Adachi Ward in northeastern Tokyo. To visitors the outdated technology may look like junk, but to the 53-year-old ...

Life | WEEK 3 Sep 14, 2013

Seed bank sprouts support a-plenty

by Winifred Bird

In a sunny corner of Tomoko and Kenji Usui's garden, surrounded by marigolds and goldenrod, there stands a peculiar little house. The thatched roof is tall and pointy like a witch's hat, with flowers growing around the brim. The porch is wide and shady, ...