As we've introduced previously in grape Japan, the Gifu Prefecture-based ceramics company Mitani Toki, which uses traditional crafting techniques to produce high-quality Mino ware tableware, created a ...

For the first time ever, craftspeople in Japan have brought together two unique creative traditions: the intricate patterns of indigenous Ainu artists from Hokkaido, and the ceramic potteries of Arita ...

It’s no secret that Japan’s favorite flower is the sakura, and because of that city planners will often incorporate cherry blossoms into their town layouts. A street lined with sakura trees, or a park ...

Tom Koutsantonis said car-enthusiasts had been writing to his office for years pleading for the Japan-style plates to be released in SA. Highly sought after by a burgeoning Japanese Domestic Market ...

Sample license plates for small motorcycles featuring the mascots of pro sports teams based in Sendai are seen. (Photo courtesy of the Sendai Municipal Government) SENDAI -- The municipal government ...