Isao Fujisawa’s 1974 cult classic was feared lost for decades until the fortuitous recent discovery of its original negatives ...

Since the reveal of the Metal Build God Gundam toy at the Gundam Figure Exhibition, it has sold out three times in Japan, but ...

Rose O’Neill created the Kewpie doll. In December 1909, her dolls first appeared in a women’s magazine. She went on to become ...

2B is dressed in Japanese doll attire in continuation of the Japanese Doll Series collab with Yoshitoku, and is available for pre-order for $1,322.00 or ¥198.000. 2B’s figure will be scaled to ...

Away from Tokyo, the center of modernity, rural train stations are often still made of wood and are particularly prone to decay. In order to renovate these outdated stations, West Japan Railway Co (JR ...

Fukuoka sits at Japan's crossroads, a modern city with old-world charm ... Nakamura Ningyo: The Soul Of Hakata Dolls Fukuoka is a city with a rich history, and you can really see it in its ...

However, Japan did not reciprocate the same obligation—a design choice made by Washington, not Tokyo. The US preferred a permanent forward base in the Pacific rather than requiring Japan to maintain ...

“‘Made in Japan’ would be my wish, but it’s not easy, because the craftsmen are gone.” Privately-owned Miki House, like other Japanese companies, is contending with a shrinking ...

March 3 was Girl's Day in Japan. At the World Heritage site Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, there was a doll floating event. It is a ceremony to pray to the gods for children's healthy growth and other ...

Rawat, who spent over six years in the U.S., was introduced to matcha through a close friend from Japan. What started as a personal wellness journey soon turned into a business idea.

Each of their dolls is dressed in outfits inspired by their ... but knowing that we were in it together and on the same journey made it a lot easier,” she says, adding that their “biggest ...

That was my surprised reaction to learning what daruma dolls are made from. In Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, production of daruma, a traditional Japanese craft known as a good luck charm, began in the ...