Discover Japan Village’s annual Holiday Craft Fair in Sunset Park, returning Dec. 13–14 with local artisans and handcrafted ...

Alongside the main display, Japan House is hosting a programme of workshops, gallery tours and expert-led talks designed to ...

In Japan, a combination of lifestyle changes, urbanization, and a shrinking population is threatening the preservation of many of the traditional crafts for which the country is known. But over recent ...

KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time. At the center of the ...

THINK of a Japanese beer: Kirin, Sapporo, Asahi. All mass-produced lagers. But isn’t there something strange about that? The Japanese are renowned for their devotion to craftsmanship and unique ...

NEW YORK - Traditional Japanese crafts like tea ceremony bowls, statuary, ornate lacquerware and precious dolls are given an edgy, individualistic update in an exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design ...

Artisans in northeastern Japan are busy making glass horses representing next year's Chinese zodiac symbol. Japanese ...

OSAKA, Japan >> Through various collaborative efforts, traditional Japanese crafts such as washi (Japanese paper), textiles and urushi (lacquer) are being incorporated into modern construction. Nara ...

THINK of a Japanese beer: Kirin, Sapporo, Asahi. All mass-produced lagers. But isn’t there something strange about that? The Japanese are renowned for their devotion to craftsmanship and unique ...

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Japanese beer photographed in Washington, DC. Photo by Deb Lindsey/For The Washington Post) On a recent night at H Street's Toki Underground, the aromas of braised pork ...