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 their combined talents through nail art that uses a traditional wood lacquerware technique to dazzle audiences at fashion ...

To its north lies one of Japan's finest antique communities with some 70 stores selling paintings, crafts, and other antiques. 02:11 Established in 1983, this store's collection includes an array ...

But that’s not where it all started. In 1959 a company called Wurlitzer (known for things like juke boxes, pianos, and giant pipe organs) produced a new device that had musicians worried it ...

The Japanese ... box, tongue, and collar, these areas are adorned with luxurious Hermes silk scarves showcasing images of ...

(Kyodo) GIFU (Kyodo) -- A nail technician and lacquer craftsman in central ... lacquerware include the tiered lunch boxes often used to hold traditional Japanese foods, flower vases and other ...

He even applied lacquer to the saddle seat and other leather parts, and ended up with a work of art. The 42-year-old Iwahara, president of Misola Japan Arts and Crafts, plans to post a video and ...

The King and the Emperor socialised when the Japanese monarch studied at ... in 1953 from the Emperor Showa – a delicate antique urushi lacquer box. Meanwhile Prince William chatted to the ...

YOKOHAMA—Japan on April 10 marked Ekiben Day, celebrating the bento box lunches sold at train stations around the nation. An association of businesses that sell food products at Japan Railway ...

the new anime movie Gundam Seed Freedom has already done very well at the Japanese box office. Selling 500 thousand tickets and making 770 million yen (or around $5.2 million), that has put it on ...

Its cultural legacy and the resplendent crafts that have shaped it for millennia — from ‘ottchil’ (lacquer art ... elegant mother-of-pearl jewelry boxes — have become staple gifts for ...