An artisan adds a finishing touch on a "koinobori" carp streamer at the workshop Takagi in the Osaka Prefecture city of Sakai ...

Most popular during the turn-of-the century were cups and saucers, fish and game sets, dessert plates and berry sets. CLUE: The key to successful hand-painted china collecting is selectivity.

World leaders of G7 nations Japan, Germany, France, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States have converged in the southern city of Hiroshima, and are expected to work on a unified ...

Forged and sharpened by hand based on centuries of tradition, Sakai's knives are used widely by chefs. Sales to overseas tourists are rising The global popularity of blades forged in the western ...

Operating within the rules and regulations of gymnastics, a Japanese coach handed over a wad of $100 bills to the governing body of the sport on Monday night in order to file an appeal on behalf ...

An artisan adds a finishing touch on a "koinobori" carp streamer at the workshop Takagi in the Osaka Prefecture city of Sakai's Nishi Ward, March 13, 2025. Production of traditional hand-painted ...