National Jul 21, 2018
The Council for Cultural Affairs has recommended three people be designated as living national treasures. They are kimono fabric dyer Yasumasa Komiya, 62, noh drummer Takashi Kakihara, 77, and chinkin (gold-inlay lacquerware) artisan Kazuo Yamagishi, 64. The council made the recommendation Friday to Yoshimasa Hayashi, the ...