In a free workshop, Svoboda will teach traditional Japanese art of folding and dying paper. Supplies will be provided.

Japan might be world-famous for its traditional food, but these days it’s becoming just as well known for innovative sweets.

Ogata set up “Oimo,” an online retailing website for Japanese customers, in 2021. Oimo refers to traditional ornamental patterns in the Kyrgyz language. “Many in Japan don’t even know ...