If you’ve been looking for unique Japanese graphics, prints, photos or motifs to use in your designs, the National Diet Library’s digital image bank is a great resource for authentic Japanese ...

Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the 172-year-old foundry where he works says ...

using fixed prompts and condition images. While the models only support prompting in Japanese and are in the very early stages, Sakana hopes the work to teach AI traditional “Japanese beauty ...

And failing to perform an adequate bow can still be perceived as a slight, particularly among older, more traditional Japanese. Today, the bow is the time-honored greeting in Japan, but it's also ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...