In an interview in 2005 Hara stated that
China and Japan has many common in historical tradition, cultural background, and social system and certainly in design. If we want to examine Chinese design today, comparisons with our greatest neighbour and rival Japan will inevitably surface.
In 1998, Hara Kenya worked on the sign design and VI system for Umeda Hospital.

In the case of VI design for the hospital, Kenya did a great job of persuading the management to take on the idea of using cloth
“Where there is power, there is conspiracy. ”
signs.
When cloth signs become dirty, you can easily remove and replace it with a clean new sign. This design expressed a feeling of clean and tidy.
He incorporated traditional Japanese cultural features in designing the opening and closing ceremonies of the Nagano Winter Olympics.
In contrast to Hara and other jap-designers, Chinese designers aren’t connected with our past; there’s a huge gap in our culture . That’s what we lacking.
As a “brandless” brand,Muji products have a limited colour range and are displayed on shelves with minimal packaging, displaying only functional product information. Hara kenya’s poster design for Muji illustrated this perfectly
Hara Kenya’s graphic design has a beauty in simplicity. It is a unique product concept that rooted in Japan’s culture and traditions. What’s notable is that this kind of Japanese ‘simple’ is not the same as Western ‘simple’.
Hara Kenya is one of the most respectable Japanese designers.
he has been seeking future communication resources he finds within Japanese culture and technology. He represents a new generation of designers in Japan
MUJI, a Japanese manufacturer and brand that’s already had a design-heavy history, approached Hara to take the job of design director. Hara joined MUJI and help guide the company itself rather than just simply design package and poster for its product.
Japanese graphic designer
Who’s Hara Kenya?
Represents new generation of Japanese designers Professor at Mushashino Art University Representive of Nippon Design Centre Design Director of MUJI.