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

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

In his cozy workshop behind his D.C. home, contemporary kumiko craftsman David Gootnick, a Craft Show featured artist, uses ...

Art is an effective way to send a message. Art can be used to inspire others about a cause. Tacoma artist Teruko Nimura will ...

Renowned Bay Area artist’s career retrospective at SFMOMA includes more than 300 items covering a dozen galleries.

For Lehuauakea, kapa forms the foundation of a practice rooted in the artist's Hawaiian lineage and material traditions.

Here and below are some of the Japanese avant-garde designers, photographed for T over the course of a few months, who have ...

A look at Japan’s love of packaging, from impeccably crafted cardboard to lacquered works of art.

To obtain it, Yaiba must travel to Tengu Peak and meet its current wielder ... With a flaming passion for both stories and art, Sneha has been an avid fanatic of the anime and man ...

Noh, a type of traditional Japanese theater, has been performed for 650 years, since the Muromachi period (1336-1573). Zeami, who perfected the art, taught that the most important element of noh is ...

Tucked deep in the Japanese countryside, an abandoned villa hides a breathtaking secret — a million-dollar art collection, left untouched for decades. Inside are priceless paintings, rare ...

In true Art of the Deal form this week ... he has shown himself to be much more open to a marriage with the Japanese company than a (shudder) President Harris would have been.