crafts

Culture | Japan Pulse May 27, 2013

Can Etsy's crafty goodness be recycled in Japan?

by Mio Yamada

Advertising titan Dentsu and NTT DoCoMo take a stab a launching a Etsy-like site of homemade goodness.

Art | Japan Pulse Oct 9, 2012

Today's J-blip: nezo art

by Adora Wong

Do Japanese babies dream of exotic art?

Art | Japan Pulse Apr 20, 2012

Kokeshi back in style with a new look

by Felicity Hughes

Once sinister-looking souvenirs, kokeshi make a comeback.

Culture | Japan Pulse Feb 25, 2011

Techno Shugei weaves craft into circuitry

by Felicity Hughes

Homespun crafts and ingenuity meet DIY electronics and kawaii geekery in techno shugei.