Stagiaire, literally “trainee” in French, often refers to short kitchen stints where a cook works for free.  T…

From Artsy.net:  by Allison Meier Hasegawa Tōhaku’s legacy has played out like an art-historical whodunit—whic…

by Simon Pilling, specialist in Japanese lacquer ware Lacquer – the most perfect and finest objects ever issue…

From the Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/04/03/arts/art-met-craft-meiji-era-japan/#.W3LU…

by Gail Rieke,  Japan Living Arts, artist-at-large A joy like none other… returning to Japan over and over… ca…

by Mora Chartrand, the Foodies’ Foodie Wappado, a haven for those who yearn for a meal that expresses the terr…

by Dasha Klyachko, specialist in Japanese contemporary glass                                                  …

by Russel Wong in an article from the Kyoto Journal The announcement that the Hotel Okura was slated for demol…

Historically, the most popular musical in Japan  

by Akemi Koyama, Cultural Ambassador Restaurant in Hitachinaka city serves only one special prix fixe hamaguri…