For illustrator and fiber artist Tomoko Kubo, the hiragana lettering system sparked a playful, ongoing series of embroideries ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government held the final round of two key fashion competitions -- Next Fashion Designer of Tokyo 2025 (NFDT) and Sustainable Fashion Design Award 2025 (SFDA) -- on Saturday, ...

Ivanka Trump has been singing the praises of jiu-jitsu, highlighting its spiritual, physical, and mental benefits for the ...

Each year in Japan, Sakura, the iconic cherry blossom transforms the country into a canvas of soft pinks and poetic stillness ...

Raymond Wong worked on 40 pieces of the traditional garment seen on actresses in the hit drama. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Eileen Yap, the founder of Singapore Fashion Runway, has poured a five-figure sum monthly into her social enterprise, which ...

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

The Library of Congress in D.C. hosting annual commemoration of Japan’s 1912 gift of 3,020 cherry trees to the U.S.

In Japanese weddings, tea is an essential element as it symbolizes purity and tranquility. The kind of tea that is commonly ...

The competition spotlighted designers who are responding to the threat of generative AI with a growing focus on craftsmanship ...