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POTTERY

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 8, 2022
Halvor Skiftun Digernes finds a new life's calling crafted from clay
The former mixologist and Tokyo cafe co-founder is combining his creative interests with a new passion — ceramic arts.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 22, 2022
Masaichi Sato: 'Although the Jomon culture no longer exists, their DNA is still with us'
An impromptu dig in his youth led Masaichi Sato to discover treasures belonging to Japan's ancient Jomon societies leading the young man to pursue a career in archaeology.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 28, 2022
Fire up a chat about Japanese pottery by increasing your vocabulary
From Arita ware to wave patterns and the technique of crazing, get to know the different types of Japanese pottery through the language.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 20, 2021
Getting the dirt on Japan’s latest clay creations
Today, tiles are an architectural staple. Many are still made using traditional techniques, and some manufacturers are finding creative ways to revamp their wares for a wider audience.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 1, 2020
Jewels on the table: Mamezara in the home
With the passage of time, mamezara can take on a distinctive aura or energy that attaches itself to items that have passed through human hands.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Jul 26, 2020
Jewels on the table: Tiny plates with huge appeal
The motifs on mamezara (petite plates) run the gamut of worldly phenomena. But the most prominent among them are kisshu014d (auspicious) images.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 19, 2020
Omotenashi Selection 2020: Artisanal items with Japanese flair
The sixth annual Omotenashi Selection recognized 68 products for good design and cultural relevance. Three homeware items caught On: Design's eye.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Jul 18, 2020
Jewels on the table: The allure of mamezara
Mamezara plates demonstrate immense technical precision and a playful spirit not evident in larger dishware, and open a door to a world of beauty.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Dec 28, 2019
A toast to mingei: Living with the rustic beauty of Japanese folk crafts
Jeffrey Montgomery began collecting mange (Japanese folk crafts) about 40 years ago and has now accumulated more than 800 pieces. He believes mingei is an important part of humanity's shared heritage.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 24, 2019
Crafts that connect food and the table: Captivated by clay and awamori — Paul Lorimer
With multiple interests in things Okinawan to occupy him alongside his ceramics pursuits, Lorimer seems to have become even more of an Uchinanchu, as Okinawans call themselves, than many of the islands' native residents.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 10, 2019
Crafts that connect food and the table: From the studio of Jissei Omine
What better way to serve the foods of Okinawa than in locally made vessels such as pottery crafted from Okinawan clay and glassware bubbled with Okinawan air. Let's meet the hottest of the islands' ceramic and glass artists working today.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jun 16, 2019
Mashiko: Pots of fun for kids and parents
Young children and ceramics are not an obvious mix — the former having an alarming tendency to break the latter the second they come into contact with one another. But there is one situation when combining the two works like magic: children's pottery classes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 21, 2019
'Information or Inspiration?': The paths of perception
A review of 'Information or Inspiration?' at the Suntory Museum of Art almost needs a spoiler alert — it includes many surprises that make it more than a showcase of glassware, lacquerware, enamel, ceramic and calligraphy works: It's an immersive, thought-provoking experience.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 12, 2019
Bizen: Pottery that rose from the ashes
Of all the ancient high-fired unglazed stoneware styles in Japan, none is as popular as Bizen pottery, with its vareid colors and textures all the results of melting ash from the kiln.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Feb 17, 2019
Home and life improvements
Keep the pets happy, clean the apartment in style and walk for your money. On Tech looks at home tech with a little extra something.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 31, 2018
Akira Satake: From handmade banjos to vases
When the music industry became too stressful to bear in the U.S., Akira Satake found a new vocation in pottery.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 2, 2018
Kazunori Hamana: Simple vessels of complex self-reflection
Inspired by a love for the craftsmanship of traditional items, Kazunori Hamana abandoned his vintage clothing business in Tokyo to make clay tsubo jars that have since won him critical acclaim.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2018
Jomon art: Japan's prehistoric charm
Fertile periods of artistic endeavor are not hard to come by in Japanese history. Many would cite the Edo, Muromachi or Heian periods. The Tokyo National Museum, however, reminds visitors of one era often forgotten — the ancient Jomon Period.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 18, 2018
Rail car mover, used to carry bricks in Gifu, to be restored 40 years after retirement
Efforts are underway to restore an abandoned freight car mover that was used until some 40 years ago to carry firebricks at a brick factory in the major ceramics production town of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 9, 2018
Akiko Hirai: A natural ceramicist in London
Learning crafts in the U.K. can give artists more room to breathe.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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