Oct.23

National Treasures: Japan’s Most Precious Artworks

Oct.23 exhibition Tokyo National Museum

The Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s largest and oldest modern-style museum. To commemorate its 150th an…

Oct.18

Evaluating Japanese tea bowls – KAKO Katsumi

Oct.18

A potter with only one year of full time training could produce mass produced tea bowls using a mold, using an…

May.22

Nuno

May.22

In Layering Sukesuke is all in how things show through. NUNO inserts small, light objects between layers of sh…

Feb.12

A Taste of Culture – Banzuké RANKING

Feb.12 Elizabeth Andoh

by Elizabeth Andoh Dear friends, colleagues and those who have expressed an interest in the FOOD & CULTURE…

Oct.30

DAIGAKU IMO: The Sweet Potato with a College Education

Oct.30 Elizabeth Andoh

While growing up in New York, I took lessons at The Art Student’s League on Saturday mornings. After cla…

Apr.29

Global Refresh

Apr.29

by Steve Beimel A simple truth: trees suck up carbon and cool down the area in which they are planted. They ar…

Apr.12

A new Golden Age of Japan has begun!

Apr.12

by Steve Beimel                                                                                               …

Apr.01

Architect Charles Bernstein, A.I.A., comments on the Church of Light by Ando Tadao

Apr.01

  Charles Bernstein, A.I.A. This poetically designed church was completed in 1995 on a low budget, and wo…

May.28

Examples of Baby Steps to a Glorious World

May.28

Baby step: Bought a book at a local independent book store. Goal: support local retail culture Baby step: Baby…

Apr.20

The foodie’s foodie, Mora Chartrand-Grant, shares about her donabe.

Apr.20

The foodie’s foodie, Mora Chartrand-Grant, shares about her donabe. Steve Beimel: Mora—So you fina…