Over time, the craft spread from China to other parts of Asia and new techniques were developed, each demanding patience and ...

When organic chemist Takayuki Honda visited Okinawa Island in southern Japan a few years ago, he purchased a small dish coated with the glossy vermilion lacquer that’s characteristic of the region.

The second daughter of Japan's Crown Prince and Princess Akishino has visited a lacquerware school on the country's Noto ...

In Wajima, the heart of Japan's lacquerware tradition, Paul Carter meets a community determined to preserve their craft. From the intricate layering glossy lacquer to precision decoration ...

A possible swan song for Jonathan Anderson, Loewe’s "Crafted World" exhibition is a love letter to the handmade.

We follow UK-born Suzanne Ross - a lacquerware artisan in Wajima - in her efforts to recover after this January's quake, and meet Chinese Tomoe Setsubai who runs a Japanese confectionery in Yokohama.

The Force was with many Japanese, as well as visitors from abroad, at a “Star Wars” event on Friday where Lucasfilm announced ...