Kumiko emerged in the Asuka era between about 600 and 700 C.E. and eschews nails in favor of perfectly cut pieces that notch ...

In his cozy workshop behind his D.C. home, contemporary kumiko craftsman David Gootnick, a Craft Show featured artist, uses the raw material of his practice: a five-foot-long, two-inch-thick plank of ...

Three artifacts described as "dogu" earthenware figurines from Japan's ancient Jomon period were removed from the Agency for Cultural Affairs･･･ ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

The country’s aesthetics and inventions have spread far. It still remains a singular place.