CORONA SUNSETS FESTIVAL will be held in Okinawa this summer after 4 years.

The “CORONA SUNSETS FESTIVAL” is back for the first time in 4 years, a beach festival to enjoy the beautiful Okinawa sunset and music under the themes of “sunset” and “relaxation” hosted by “Corona Extra,” the world’s beloved beer. The festival has been held in 14 countries around the world, and in Japan, it will be he...

Launch of “syncSPORTS by Rakuten,” a web media that distributes the excitement and passion brought by sports.

Rakuten Group’s new sports media “syncSPORTS by Rakuten” was launched in June 2023. In this media, “sync” means “sympathy” and “unity,” and aims to bring readers closer by sharing the excitement and passion brought by Rakuten’s athletes and teams, and they wil...

Launch of a web media “AKIHABARA” showcasing Japan’s deepest charm.

“Fa-So-La AKIHABARA” is one of Japan’s largest tax-free shops with 3 shops at Narita Airport, and they have launched a media site “AKIHABARA,” to introduce the deep charm of Japan to tourists. The “AKIHABARA” concept, “the chaotic worldview of Tokyo (Japan) where various ...

“Digital Media Design Sample Book” was released to introduce the latest examples of cutting-edge design.

Shogo Tabuchi, an art director and curator of the web design gallery “S5-Style,” published a book called “Digital Media Design Sample Book” on June 2nd. This book showcases the latest design examples across various areas of digital media, such as web design, UI, spatial experience, and the metaverse. IN FOCUS was featu...

An interview was posted on a website “Crafted with Code” jointly operated by The Webby Awards and WP engine.

The Webby Awards and WP engine, a WordPress technology company, jointly run a website called “Crafted with Code”. We were interviewed about the website of kaonavi Town, and it is available on “note” in Japanese. Please take a look. note https://note.com/infocusinc/n/nf28fd5e622a4 CRAFTED WITH CODE https://www.webbyawar...

NEWoMan YOKOHAMA is currently holding an event “Walk your Story – Be like no one else, push yourself – ” to celebrate its 3rd anniversary.

NEWoMan YOKOHAMA is currently holding an event “Walk your Story – Be like no one else, push yourself – ” to celebrate its 3rd anniversary from April 14th to June 30th. This event has “art” as one of its themes, and key visuals were created in collaboration with two artists. There wil...

Produced Tsukuba City Tourism PR Video “Meet Your Tsukuba”

Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, released three new tourism PR videos showcasing the city’s attractions to strengthen information dissemination and promote sightseeing tours. IN FOCUS was in charge of direction, filming, production, and editing. – CREDIT PRODUCE : Kazuki Sekiyama (IN FOCUS) DIRECTION : Yoshinori Katao...

CONTRAST is participating in the Taiwan art fair “NIGHT ART FAIR TAIPEI”.

IN FOCUS is pleased to announce that our creative studio “CONTRAST” will be participating in the first art fair “NIGHT ART FAIR TAIPEI” from May 11th, Thursday to 14th, Sunday during the annual Taipei Art Week. Founded by Taiwanese artist Chou Shih Hsiung, the fair will be held during the dark hours of the ...

kaonavi Town has won Website of The Day and was also nominated for Website of The Month.

The web site “kaonavi Town” created by IN FOCUS has won the “FWA OF THE DAY” and “WEBSITE OF THE DAY” awards, which are given to the most outstanding websites of the day worldwide, at the global web awards “FWA” and “CSS Design Awards”. It also won an “H...

ASTERISM – ASIDE

Three-piece instrumental metal band ASTERISM made their major debut on Friday, March 31 from SME Records. On the same day, their first all-vocal EP “ASIDE” was released for distribution. IN FOCUS was in charge of art direction and design. – CREDIT ART DIRECTION : Shinya Nakayama (IN FOCUS) DESIGN : Tsubasa Tsukidate (I...

ZEROTOKYO

ZEROTOKYO will open on April 14 in Shinjuku Kabukicho. The concept is “ENTERTAINMENT JUNCTION. By gathering and intersecting all kinds of entertainment contents such as music, DJs, scenography, and performances, ZEROTOKYO aims to create an unprecedented new entertainment experience and become a “place to master your fa...

Nomination on The 27th Annual Webby Awards

On “The Webby Awards” that’s referred to as “The Oscars of the Internet”, “PSY-CLONE” was nominated on “Best Visual Design – Function” category, and “kaonavi Town” was received Honoree in “Best Visual Design – Function” and &#8220...

CONTRAST – “We are Computational Craftsmen” by DIGRAPH

Creative studio DIGRAPH is holding an exhibition, “We are Computational Craftsmen” from April 15th, Saturday to April 23rd, Sunday at the creative studio “CONTRAST” run by IN FOCUS. DIGRAPH is a creative studio led by designer Hiromasa Fukaji and programmer Junichiro Horikawa. With the concept of “We are Computational ...

Hoegaarden – IT’S APERO TIME

Two Web promotional movies “At Home” and “At a Restaurant” of Belgian Wheat Beer “Hoegaarden” were released. The theme is “IT’S APERO TIME: A delicious time that fills your heart with joy.”, and the movie depicts how people go to a restaurant after work from their o...