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.

A nail technician and lacquer craftsman in central Japan are showcasing ... Examples of Hida-shunkei lacquerware include the tiered lunch boxes often used to hold traditional Japanese foods, flower ...

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 ...

That can be the case with the much loved but often misunderstood and misrepresented Japanese whisky highball. Just saying “highball” implies a few things. Traditionally, any drink you would ...

By Billboard Japan On Feb. 13, 2024, BMSG, Inc. made waves in the Japanese music industry with their statement, “BMSG’s Recommendations for Pulling the Music Industry Back from the Brink of ...

The Music Box was opened in 1921 by producer Sam H. Harris and composer Irving Berlin to showcase a series of Berlin’s “Music Box Revues.” Heralded on more than one occasion as the “best ...

coated each helmet with Japanese lacquer and dye. Tamamushinuri is believed to have been developed for export purposes under a state policy in the 1930s at a national craftwork training center in ...

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Directed by Masayuki Suo, the film was a box-office success both in Japan and America. Roger Ebert said of the film, “[it is] one of the more completely entertaining movies I've seen in a while ...

Inside the summer festival that brings giant lanterns to life Inside the summer festival that brings giant lanterns to life 10 of the best hotels in Tokyo, Japan 10 of the best hotels in Tokyo ...

Dad’s Lunch Box is a light yet heart-warming story about a father-daughter relationship based on true events. The story focuses on the relationship between a middle-aged Japanese salaryman ...

Box office takings in Japan in 2021 recovered slightly but still plunged to their second-lowest level in two decades as moviegoers shunned theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Motion ...