Luxury has often turned to unusual organic materials. In Renaissance Europe artisans created wonders for princely kunstkammer ...

Meet the lacquer-dialed Seiko Presage Craftsmanship Series SPB447 and the Cocktail Time Star Bar LE SRPK93 and SRE015 ✓ Fancy ...

Lacquer on wood with decoration in sumiaka (exposed cloth ground) and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques and with gold and ...

Shah Rukh Khan led Jawan turned out to be a massive blockbuster at the worldwide box office ... The action thriller will soon be released in Japan and compete against RRR and Muthu, among others ...

TOKYO -- Japan is overhauling how its ubiquitous 24-hour mini-police stations are operated nationwide as more crime fighting moves from the streets to the web.

“A conservation cemetery is a place where people can be buried in an all-natural setting. There are no concrete vaults. There is no embalming. There are no hardwood lacquered boxes. It’s what we call ...

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Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ...

Interior designer, Marco Meneguzzi with a favourite item, an 18th century lacquered box. Picture: Liam Driver His prior two-bedroom apartment, in the East Exchange redevelopment, was bought off ...

Shining a light into the black box brought real changes to Japan's legal system. In 2023, the government passed legislation that redefined rape and raised the age of consent from 13 to 16 ...