Lifestyle | Kateigaho International Japan Edition Aug 17, 2019
Crafts that connect food and the table: Glassware glinting with light
Glassmaker Kiyoharu Matsuda is renowned for his high technical standards and the timeless design of his products.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Jul 22, 2017
Yasuhiko Tsuchida: Bringing a hint of Japan to Venetian glass art
by Joji Sakurai
On a sweltering summer day in Venice, the temperature in Yasuhiko Tsuchida's glass-making atelier feels at least 10 degrees hotter than it is outside. Men roast their faces against groaning furnaces, shirts drenched with sweat, pulling clumps of luminous molten glass from the fire as the glass artist directs the works. ...
Environment Jun 10, 2017
Plastic fantastic: How does Tokyo recycle its waste?
by Tim Hornyak
The next time you trek out to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, situated on the fringes of Shinagawa along Tokyo Bay, look around and you'll see a giant smokestack by the Konan Ohashi Bridge. The visa-dispensing center, essential for foreign nationals who want to ...