Recruiting Participants for Medical Device Usability Evaluations in Japan: A Practical Guide for PMDA Submissions
How to recruit users for PMDA submission in Japan? Get a practical guide on sample size justification, finding HCPs, and navigating local recruitment hurdles.
Medical Device Usability Engineering in Japan: What Global Manufacturers Need to Know About PMDA and JIS T 62366-1
Learn what global manufacturers need to know about medical device usability engineering in Japan, including PMDA expectations, JIS T 62366-1, foreign HFE data, and Japanese user testing.
For International Manufacturers: Key Usability Points for Japanese PMDA Submissions
Preparing a PMDA submission for a medical device in Japan? Learn the key usability engineering requirements, JIS T 62366-1 compliance, local study design, and use of overseas data.
Sample Size and Test Environment Requirements for PMDA HFE Submission: A Practical Guide for Validation Studies in Japan
PMDA HFE submission in Japan: learn sample size justification, test environment requirements, and practical validation study points for medical device usability.
Fieldwork in Japan 101: A Practical Guide for Overseas Research Teams
Planning UX fieldwork in Japan? Learn how to avoid common research pitfalls, improve recruitment and localization, and run smoother studies with reliable local insights.
Why One Stay at a Traditional Japanese Inn Became an Unforgettable User Experience
Why does one stay at a traditional Japanese inn become unforgettable? Discover how surprise, storytelling, and thoughtful hospitality create a truly memorable user experience.
The UX of MBTI: Why Gen Z is Building a New Protocol for Connection
Why is MBTI becoming Gen Z’s new language for connection? Explore how personality types help young people move beyond shared interests to find better social chemistry.
The Group Interview: A UX Researcher’s Guide to Richer Group Insights
Master the art of the group interview in UX research. Our guide provides 8 principles to foster collaboration and uncover deep insights, while navigating risks like groupthink. Turn your users into active design partners.
UX is not a Set of Boxes, but a Melody: Rethinking Experience Through Bergson’s Concept of Time
In UX design and research, we frequently deal with the concept of time. When we create customer journey maps or refer to frameworks proposed in the “User Experience White Paper” (Roto et al., 2011), we often divide experiences into phases such as “before use,” “during use,” and “after use.” Breaking complex phenomena into manageable phases can be extremely useful in day-to-day […]
From Coins to Chimes: Japan’s Cultural Shift to Cashless
Why did Japan shift from cash to smartphones so quickly? Explore how PayPay, government incentives, COVID, and trust-building UX turned cashless payments into a new everyday habit.