This year, a special exhibition of Old Imari attracted visitors to the hometown of the porcelain, Arita, in southwestern Japan ... They have for generations collected precious porcelain from ...

Preserving ancient traditions are a large part of Japanese culture. From kintsugi, the Japanese tradition of mending broken ...

The long “employment ice age” that followed the collapse of the 1980s economic bubble gave birth to a generation of Japanese people, now in their late thirties to early fifties, for whom job ...

Pottery is one of the most cherished mediums in art, and one that we see often in our homes. From modern pottery to some that ...

On the final day, he bought several items, including teacups, vases ... returned to Japan to give a lecture about his recent successes, but he also had something else on his mind: pottery.

Call it destiny, call it a coincidence or call it luck but it is fitting Glory Vase shares a name with ... Group One Longines Hong Kong Vase. The Japanese raider captured the 2,400m contest ...

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This report offers the reader a comprehensive overview of Gen Z / Generation Z in Japan: who they are; what they like; what they think; and how to reach them. It provides insights on their ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

The government is set to grant “long-term resident” status to fourth-generation Japanese immigrants who meet Japanese language proficiency and other conditions in the hope of tapping a ...

Caroline Wozniacki used to come to the U.S. Open all but certain that she would face one of the great players of her generation. For the former world No. 1 from Denmark, every year seemed to bring ...

Anna Esaki-Smith is an author and covers higher education. By now, the stereotypes about Generation Z ring familiar: They’re addicted to social media, hate emails, can’t be bothered to read ...