From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

A look at Japan’s love of packaging, from impeccably crafted cardboard to lacquered works of art.

In Mazda's hometown of Hiroshima, Japan, there are artists whose families have been making traditional Japanese lacquer work ...

The Force was with many fans at a "Star Wars" event on Friday where Lucasfilm announced that the next installation in the ...

These ten-week online evening courses are open to everyone and will help you to communicate effectively in Japanese. You'll learn Japanese as it's spoken in everyday situations and develop your ...

We dig into the Japanese guitar industry of the 1960s and ’70s and find notable brands, mischievous copies, diligent makers and original designs that led to the instrument’s renaissance in the 1980s a ...

It is a treasure from nature,” says fourth-generation lacquer maker Takuya Tsutsumi. He’s on a mission to revive the ancient craft in Japan. Since taking over his 116-year-old family business ...

The early UK start times continue at the start of the new Formula 1 season as one of the most popular circuits of them all - Suzuka - plays host to round three of the campaign at the Japanese ...

Lacquerware, produced by applying sap from the urushinoki, or Japanese lacquer tree, to vessels in order to decorate as well as protect them, has long been an important component throughout ...