The Japanese have been eating salmon (saké) for thousands of years, though historically it was consumed cooked…

She is Mazda Colour and Trim Designer Mai Utagawa. He is ikebana artist Mario Hirama. In a perfectly proportio…

Though the moon waxes and wanes every month, chūshū no meigetsu, literally “moon of the middle autumnal month,…

NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), Japan’s national broadcasting system produces and transmits television and radio sho…

From Lolita fashion and latex couture to neon-drenched big-rigs, anime-plastered vans, and chrome-heavy hot ro…

If like me you have an appetite for exploring all things related to Japanese design and crafts, Irwin Wong’s i…

Marty Gross is a filmmaker and producer based in Toronto. He also founded and runs the Mingei Film Archive Pro…

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Textiles artist Maki Aizawa’s original line of kimono-inspired jackets are featured in the prestigious Santa F…

The long-awaited lifting of the ban on foreign tourists coincides with the launch of striking new works — and …