Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. Japanese spirits are celebrating their new era these days. In 2015, Japanese ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StyleLife Co., Ltd. which manages TokyoStore, a Japanese traditional crafts retailer, will hold a 15% off sale on all products from December 28, 2022, to January 8, 2023.

Japanese Visionary Women finding new value in the traditions of the past. Should traditions be preserved intact, or radically updated for present times? Throughout the ages, people have turned to new ...

Japan has always had a complicated relationship with the new. On one hand, the country gave us bullet trains, robot hotels, and vending machines that sell everything from hot soup to umbrellas. On the ...

Mr. Yellin’s first guinomi was a 390-yen sake cup that he bought at a local supermarket in Numazu. As a young man looking for meaning in life, he had been inspired by Eastern spirituality and ...

This new lineup will feature three kinds of traditional Japanese crafts. The first one will be a Slime-themed iron kettle made by the Nanbu Ironware Association from the Iwate prefecture. This product ...

The Dutch brought beer to Japan in the 1600’s, but it took a few centuries to catch on; Eventually, light, lager-like brews produced by Asahi, Kirin and Sapporo came to dominate and, for many, define ...

At the end of this lesson students will be able to: Complete the four Japanese crafts taught: Carp Kites, Origami (Paper Folding), Watercolor with Haiku, and Gyotaku (Fish Printing). Explain the ...