A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of ...

OSAKA, Japan >> Through various collaborative efforts, traditional Japanese crafts such as washi (Japanese paper), textiles and urushi (lacquer) are being incorporated into modern construction. Nara ...

Looking to experience authentic Japanese tradition during your visit? While Kyoto offers timeless beauty, consider Takayama in the Hida region of central Honshu—a lesser-known destination where ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Tatami is the traditional way to cover floors in Japan. These mats, however, are anything but traditional. As one Twitter user put it, they're "cyber.

When traveling in Japan, a big part of the appeal of staying in a ryokan, or traditional inn, is that spending the night in one gives you a taste of classical Japanese culture. With an elegant ...

Retaining and reinforcing the existing wooden structure, Studio AMB looked to reinterpret the typical spaces of a traditional Japanese home, including the doma – an interstitial, dirt-floored space, ...

Shiino Foods’ shuto was named as a finalist in the Seafood Excellence Asia Awards, a competition held annually at Seafood Expo Asia in Singapore. Shiino Foods exhibited at the show in what Maltby ...

In Japan, snacking isn’t mindless grazing, it’s culture. Each bite carries history, season, or symbolism, whether sold sizzling on the street or wrapped in delicate paper at a tea house. They are tiny ...

Japanese engineers have been demolishing skyscrapers in major cities for years without using explosives and in a completely ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to make traditional Japanese ethics a formal school subject beginning in 2018. Here's a look back at the history of ethics education in Japan. Photo: Getty ...