by Gail Rieke Japanese design demonstrates its genius in myriad ways when it comes to reusing materials. The p…

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There was, in late June, in Sacramento California, an unprecedented event: a seminar ran by a very prominent p…

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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…