Cat-spotting is just one playful way to explore the craft culture of one of Japan’s top woodworking towns, which has been ...

“Sha ri shi. Shiki fu i ku. Ku fu i shiki.” The sounds of the monks’ chants reverberated through me. I didn’t know what the words meant, but somehow they brought me a measure of peace ...

HITA, Japan -- Hita, located in the northern part of Kyushu Island's Oita prefecture, is a pleasant provincial town with glimpses of nearby hills and modest mountain peaks. It is a well-watered ...

FUKAYA, Japan – With their sleek curves and chrome grilles, the classic American cars on sale at Mr Yosuke Fukuda’s yard ooze Californian cool. But on Japanese roads, new US vehicles are a ...

Back in 2022, Studio Ghibli released a special range of goods to celebrate the 25th anniversary of "Princess Mononoke." One of the key items in the collection was the Wolf Fang Dagger Ballpoint Pen, ...

It’s a festive atmosphere for an undeniably odd cause: The Black Ship Festival celebrates Japan’s near-complete military and political capitulation to the United States. In 1853, U.S ...

Sugihara, known as “Japan’s Schindler,” issued 2,139 of what later came to be known as “visas for life.” Some estimate the visas saved the lives of 6,000 people, including family members ...

It’s tangly, brown and fibrous — and for centuries, it’s been cut, woven and crafted by Japanese artisans to make sturdy tools for daily life, from brooms and brushes to ropes and nets.

HAMAMATSU--An unusual collaboration between a newspaper delivery shop and an eyewear accessory company here led to the development of "randoseru" school backpacks that can be used as makeshift ...

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