CHITA, Aichi -- The production of "fukumasu," or lucky boxes used to throw beans during the traditional Setsubun ritual, is ...

In Wajima, Japan, where hundreds of homes and studios were destroyed, master-class artisans are struggling to keep lacquer ...

Ba'ndo's ‘Why the Rush?’ campaign for Nippon Matcha won Bronze and Gold at The Drum Awards for Design. Here, the team explain ...

President Lee Jae Myung gifted a drum set to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi following their summit, Cheong Wa Dae ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans not to run in the next election for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the country's parliament, informed sources said ...

January, you might stumble across a surprising winter scene like a towering bonfire blazing in a shrine yard, neighbors warming their hands and skewers of mochi (rice cake) slowly charring over open ...

Launched in 2002, the Hobonichi Techo is the planner of all planners. Its one-page-per-day format appeals to those who like ...

Festivities are coming down slightly, but at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, we are actually continuing the New ...

It’s time for the annual Lunar New Year celebrations and this is the Year of the Horse, so gather up your saddles and brushes ...

Nearly 1.9 million visited the USA pavilion at the World EXPO 2025 Osaka in a six-month cultural diplomacy initiative led by Dr. Mamiko Reeves, of Midland.

Over a thousand people gathered for the Japanese American National Museum’s annual Oshogatsu Family Festival, celebrating the ...

NARA (Japan), Jan 14 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gifted a drum set to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi following their summit, in another gesture of friendship ...