YAMAGA, Kumamoto Prefecture--Hundreds of traditional Japanese umbrellas and thousands of bamboo lanterns are warming the atmosphere of the cold winter nights here. The festival, called “Yamaga ...

SUZUKA, Mie Prefecture--Kageyuki Shikada has a fan base in Japan and abroad for his custom-made loudspeakers under the Analog Squared Paper Japan brand. He has recently come up with an "andon ...

Pendant lamps that take cues from traditional Japanese paper lanterns hang through a mirror-lined void between the ground floor and the basement, providing views of the main restaurant below.

No crowd will gather for the traditional lighting of the 17-century ... who has traced the trails of many of these feudal-era Japanese lanterns, said she feels confident that the D.C. lantern ...