A nail technician and lacquer craftsman in central Japan are showcasing their combined talents through nail art that uses a traditional wood lacquerware technique to dazzle audiences at fashion ...

To highlight the similar yet distinct beauty of lacquer in the three East Asian countries, the National Museum of Korea (NMK) ...

(Kyodo) GIFU (Kyodo) -- A nail technician and lacquer craftsman in central Japan are showcasing their combined talents through nail art that uses a traditional wood lacquerware technique to dazzle ...

The National Museum of Korea is holding a biennial joint exhibition on lacquerware as part of an effort to showcase cultural artifacts common to Korea, Japan and China that began in 2014.

Japan has signalled it may intervene to prop up the yen after the currency fell to a 38-year low against the US dollar. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday that authorities ...

For instance, great Asian horror movies – like thrillers based in Japan like Audition – are so distinct in tone and their means of shock that they have essentially become an entire subgenre ...

Japan’s government statisticians again revised the nation’s growth figures to show that the economy shrank at the start of the year more than previously reported, an additional tweak that ...

Two economists flipped their forecasts for Japan’s economy to show a contraction in 2024 a day after first-quarter gross domestic product data were revised sharply lower, highlighting the Bank ...

Japan's prominent lacquer technique is maki-e, which was significantly developed during the Heian period from the eighth to 12th century. Its process involves sprinkling finely processed gold or ...