The yunomi is the workhorse of Japanese teaware. It’s the cup where you’ll be offered tea at a shop, a restaur…
Farmers around the world deploy “scarecrows” to guard their crops from undesirable flying, crawling, and burro…
On April 14th 2023 I hosted an online session called “Slow prosperity: Empathy and Business” with 6th generati…
Do tomatoes taste better when eaten from a nice Japanese ceramic plate? Objectively, no. But the experience of…
OBON, the summertime holiday season in Japan, is when the spirits of the departed are believed to return to th…
Originating in Mesoamerica about 7,000 years ago, tomatoes arrived in Japan early in the Edo period (1603-1868…
Frequent JLA contributor Alice Gordenker shares her appreciation for a type of Japanese antique porcelain that…
The (relatively cool) rainy season has just begun throughout most of Japan, but make no mistake: the oppressiv…
A beautifully produced introduction to the mystery behind the world’s oldest theater form still practiced toda…
Japanese poster design reflects the country’s rich visual culture and printmaking tradition, and was u…
