Talk Live Text Edition – Yumiko Minegishi ~Present to the Future~ vol.45

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The guest of the 45th Oyako Day Online Talk Live is Yumiko Minegishi, Representative Director of the general incorporated association Yushin. From the idea behind her “Yushin Method” — blending playfulness with quiet, absorbed concentration — to her insights on children who’ve lost the chance to play outdoors, the community connections built through growing and dyeing indigo in Kanda, and her closing message for the future that “every living thing has life,” she shared the roots of her work and her outlook on life. This article delivers highlights from the talk livestreamed on April 26, 2026.

48th Oyako Day Online Talk Live

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The guest for the 48th Oyako Day Online Talk Live is Kazuko Koike, one of Japan’s most influential creative directors.

Koike began her career writing copy for the Seibu Saison Group before becoming an associate curator at the newly established Seibu Museum of Art. She later played a key role in the founding of MUJI in 1980 and went on to establish and direct Sagacho Exhibit Space, becoming a leading figure in Japan’s cultural and design communities.

It was during those formative years that Bruce Osborn, newly arrived in Japan, first met Kazuko Koike.