Prepare to be amazed by the 25 Most INCREDIBLE Japanese Inventions Throughout History. From life-saving modern creations to ancient innovations that shaped the world, these inventions have changed how ...

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

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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 ...

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

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The country’s objects and ideas, including matcha and emojis, that have had an outsize influence on the world.

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